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