Fluke definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary FLUKE, n. A flounder. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a stroke of luck [syn: good luck, fluke, good fortune] 2: a barb on a harpoon or arrow ... flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor [syn: fluke, flue] 4: either of the two lobes of the tail ... flatworms having external suckers for attaching to a host [syn: fluke, trematode, trematode worm] Merriam Webster's I. noun Etymology: Middle English floke, fluke, from Old English fl?c; akin to Old English ...
Sand fluke definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Sand Sand, n. [AS. sand ... of sand borne along by the wind. --James Bruce. Sand fluke. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The sandnecker. (b) The European smooth ... A European flounder (Hippoglossoides limandoides); -- called also rough dab, long fluke, sand fluke, and sand sucker.
bannock fluke definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Turbot Tur"bot, n. [F ... The lower, or blind, side is white. Called also bannock fluke. (b) Any one of numerous species of flounders more or ... in Scotland and the northern counties of England. --Jamieson. Bannock fluke, the turbot. [Scot.]
long fluke definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Sandnecker Sand"neck`er, n ... A European flounder (Hippoglossoides limandoides); -- called also rough dab, long fluke, sand fluke, and sand sucker.
liver fluke definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: flatworm parasitic ... and bile ducts of domestic animals and humans [syn: liver fluke, Fasciola hepatica] Merriam Webster's noun Date: circa 1798 any ...
Sail fluke definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Sail Sail, n. [OE. seil ... Naut.), a purchase for hoisting sails aloft for bending. Sail fluke (Zo["o]l.), the whiff. Sail hook, a small hook ...
Fluke-worm definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary FLU'KE-WORM, n ... species of Fasciola. Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms n. Fluke, gourd-worm, liver-worm (Distoma hepaticum).
pole fluke definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Pole Pole, n. [As. p ... as a food fish; -- called also craig flounder, and pole fluke. Pole lathe, a simple form of lathe, or a substitute ...
... with a hole to receive the point of the anchor fluke; used to prevent the anchor from tearing the planks of ... of plank whose area is larger than that of the fluke. This is intended to give the anchor a stronger hold ... with a hole to receive the point of the anchor fluke, -- used to prevent the anchor from tearing the planks of ... b) A broad, triangular piece of plank placed upon the fluke to give it a better hold in soft ground. Shoe ...
Fluked definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary 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]
... Dictionary Flowk Flowk (? or ?), n. (Zo["o]l.) See 1st Fluke. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Fluke Fluke (fl[=u]k), n. [Cf. AS. fl[=o]c a ... rot. [1913 Webster] Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms n. Fluke, flounder, turbot (Platessa flesus or maximus).
Flook definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary FLOOK. See Fluke, the usual orthography.] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Flook Flook, n. A fluke of an anchor. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Fluke Fluke (fl[=u]k), n. [Cf. AS. fl[=o]c a ...
Fluking definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary 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]
... and bile ducts of domestic animals and humans [syn: liver fluke, Fasciola hepatica] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Fluke Fluke (fl[=u]k), n. [Cf. AS. fl[=o]c a ...