~ 1
■ noun an unlikely chance occurrence, especially a stroke of luck.
■ verb achieve by luck rather than skill.
Derivatives
flukily adverb
flukiness noun
fluky (also ~y ) adjective
Origin
C19 (orig. a term in games such as billiards denoting a lucky stroke): perh. a dialect word.
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~ 2
■ noun
1》 a parasitic flatworm which typically has suckers and hooks for attachment to the host. [Classes Trematoda and Monogenea.]
2》 chiefly dialect or N. Amer. a flounder or other flatfish.
Origin
OE flōc (in sense 2), of Gmc origin.
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~ 3
■ noun
1》 a broad triangular plate on the arm of an anchor.
2》 either of the lobes of a whale's tail.
Origin
C16: perh. from ~ 2 (because of the shape).