fluke
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[[t]fluk[/t]]
n.
1) naut. navig. the part of an anchor that catches in the ground, esp. the flat triangular piece at the end of each arm
2) the barbed head of a harpoon, spear, arrow, etc
3) zool. either half of the triangular tail of a whale
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Etymology:
1555–65
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fluke
[[t]fluk[/t]]
n.
1) a stroke of good luck:
I got the job by a fluke[/ex]
2) a chance happening; accident
3) gam an accidentally successful stroke, as in billiards
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Etymology:
1855–60; of obscure orig.; cf. dial. fluke a guess
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fluke
[[t]fluk[/t]]
n.
1) ich any of several American flounders of the genus Paralichthys, esp. P. dentatus, of the Atlantic Ocean
2) ivt
trematode
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Etymology:
bef. 900; ME flok(e), fluke, OE flōc; c. ON flōki
From formal English to slang.
2014.
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Fluke — (fl[=u]k), n. [Cf. LG. flunk, flunka wing, the palm of an anchor; perh. akin to E. fly.] 1. The part of an anchor which fastens in the ground; a flook. See {Anchor}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) One of the lobes of a whale s tail, so called from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fluke — Fluke, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Fluked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fluking}.] To get or score by a fluke; as, to fluke a play in billiards. [Slang] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Fluke — (fl[=u]k or fl[=oo]k), n. [Cf. AS. fl[=o]c a kind of flatfish, Icel. fl[=o]ki a kind of halibut.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The European flounder. See {Flounder}. [Written also {fleuk}, {flook}, and {flowk}.] [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Any American… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fluke — [flu:k] n informal [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Origin unknown.] something good that happens because of luck ▪ He agreed that the second goal was a fluke. >fluky flukey adj ▪ a fluky win … Dictionary of contemporary English
fluke — [ fluk ] noun count INFORMAL something that happens unexpectedly because of an accident or good luck: I think their last win was just a fluke. ╾ fluk|y adjective … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fluke — fluke; fluke·less; … English syllables
fluke — fluke1 [flo͞ok] n. [ME floke < OE floc, akin to ON floki < IE base * plāg , broad, flat > FLAG2, Ger flach, flat, level] 1. any of various flatfishes, esp. a genus (Paralichthys) of flounders 2. TREMATODE fluke2 [flo͞ok] … English World dictionary
