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fluke
1[ flook ]
noun
- the part of an anchor that catches in the ground, especially the flat triangular piece at the end of each arm.
- a barb, or the barbed head, of a harpoon, spear, arrow, or the like.
- either half of the triangular tail of a whale.
fluke
2[ flook ]
noun
- an accidental advantage; stroke of good luck:
He got the job by a fluke.
- an accident or chance happening.
- an accidentally successful stroke, as in billiards.
fluke
3[ flook ]
noun
- any of several American flounders of the genus Paralichthys, especially P. dentatus, found in the Atlantic Ocean.
- any of various other flatfishes.
- a trematode.
fluke
1/ ڱː /
noun
- Also calledflue a flat bladelike projection at the end of the arm of an anchor
- either of the two lobes of the tail of a whale or related animal
- Also calledflue the barb or barbed head of a harpoon, arrow, etc
fluke
2/ ڱː /
noun
- an accidental stroke of luck
- any chance happening
verb
- tr to gain, make, or hit by a fluke
fluke
3/ ڱː /
noun
- any parasitic flatworm, such as the blood fluke and liver fluke, of the classes Monogenea and Digenea (formerly united in a single class Trematoda )
- another name for flounder 2
fluke
/ ڱ̅̅ /
- Either of the two flattened fins of a whale's tail.
- See trematode
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Other 51Թ Forms
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of fluke2
First recorded in 1855–60; of obscure origin; compare English dialect fluke “a guess”
Origin of fluke3
First recorded before 900; Middle English flok, fluke, flewke, Old English ڱō; cognate with Old Norse ڱō쾱; compare Old High German flah “flat” ( German flach )
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of fluke1
C16: perhaps a special use of fluke ³ (in the sense: a flounder)
Origin of fluke2
C19: of unknown origin
Origin of fluke3
Old English ڱō ; related to Old Norse ڱō쾱 flounder, Old Saxon flaka sole, Old High German flah smooth
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So it is not a fluke that he is able to play all these games.
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For that, the researchers need to be about 99.99999% sure that their results are correct and not a fluke reading.
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Originally released in May 1975, "Venus and Mars" proved that "Band on the Run" hadn’t been a fluke.
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Cases of liver fluke, which is transmitted through mud snails, have been rising over the long term.
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She said it was "an absolute fluke find" and the way it had been preserved was "incredibly impressive".
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