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One of the lobes of a whale's tail, so called from the resemblance to the fluke of an anchor.

Same as 1st Fluke, 2.

by a cable (rope or chain), and which, being cast overboard, lays hold of the earth by a fluke or hook and thus retains the ship in a particular station.

Having the extremities turned back, like the flukes of an anchor; as, an anchored cross. [Sometimes spelt ancred.]

, or griddle; -- used in Scotland and the northern counties of England. Jamieson. Bannock fluke, the turbot. [Scot.]

The extremity of the arm of an anchor; the point of or beyond the fluke.

rmed with iron plates, and fixed on the bow or fore channels of a vessel, for the bill or fluke of the anchor to rest on. Totten.

oung which they suckle for some time. The anterior limbs are changed to paddles; the tail flukes are horizontal. There are two living suborders: (a) The Mysticete or whalebone whales, having no true teeth after birth, but with a series of plates of whalebone [see Baleen.] hanging down from the upper jaw on each side, t…

s the iron bar or stock which passes through the shank of an anchor to insure its turning fluke down. Russell. Crossbar shot, a projectile which folds into a sphere for loading, but on leaving the gun expands to a cross with a quarter ball at the end of each arm; -- used in naval actions for cutting the enemy's rigging…

A spar formerly used on board of ships, as a crane to hoist the flukes of the anchor to the top of the bow, without injuring the sides of the ship; -- called also the fish davit. (b) pl.

atode worms, having two suckers for attaching themselves to the part they infest. See 1st Fluke,

A group of worms, including the tapeworms, flukes, roundworms, etc., most of which live parasitically in the interior of other animals; the Helminthes.

A tackle or purchase used to raise the flukes of the anchor up to the gunwale. The block used is called the fish-block.

A fluke of an anchor.

See 1st Fluke.

Formed like, or having, a fluke.

The fluke of sheep. See Fluke.

A small anchor, with four or five flukes or claws, used to hold boats or small vessels; hence, any instrument designed to grapple or hold; a grappling iron; a grab; -- written also grapline, and crapnel.

A large British fluke, or flounder (Rhombus megastoma); -- called also carter, and whiff. marchpane.

Having finlike appendages or flukes instead of legs, as a cetacean.