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(flk), n.[Cf. AS. flc a kind of flatfish, Icel. flki a kind of halibut.] 1. (Zol.) The European flounder. See Flounder. [Written also fleuk, flook, and flowk]. 2. (Zol.) A parasitic trematode worm of several species, having a flat, lanceolate body and two suckers. Two species (Fasciola hepatica and Distoma lanceolatum) are found in the livers of sheep, and produce the disease called rot. Fluke (flk), 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. 2. (Zol.) One of the lobes of a whale's tail, so called from the resemblance to the fluke of an anchor. 3. An instrument for cleaning out a hole drilled in stone for blasting. 4. An accidental and favorable stroke at billiards (called a scratch in the United States); hence, any accidental or unexpected advantage; as, he won by a fluke. [Cant, Eng.] A. Trollope. 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] スポンサード リンク
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