(n.) The European flounder. See Flounder.
(n.) 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.
(n.) The part of an anchor which fastens in the ground; a flook.
See Anchor.
(n.) One of the lobes of a whale's tail, so called from the
resemblance to the fluke of an anchor.
(n.) An instrument for cleaning out a hole drilled in stone for
blasting.
(n.) 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.
