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FLUKED
Adjective
fluked (not comparable)
Having flukes.
Verb
fluked
simple past tense and past participle of fluke
Source: Wiktionary
FLUKE
Fluke, n. Etym: [Cf. LG. flunk, flunka wing, the palm of an anchor; perh. akin to E. fly.]
1. The part of an anchor which fastens in the ground; a flook. See Anchor.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the lobes of a whale's tail, so called from the resemblance to the fluke of an anchor.
3. An instrument for cleaning out a hole drilled in stone for blasting.
4. 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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