"flatfish," Old English floc "flatfish," related to Old Norse floke "flatfish," flak "disk, floe," from Proto-Germanic *flok-, from PIE root *plak- (1) "to [..]

"lucky stroke, chance hit," 1857, also flook, said to be originally a lucky shot at billiards, of uncertain origin. Century Dictionary connects it with fluke (n.1) in reference to the whale& [..]

"flat end of an arm of an anchor," 1560s, perhaps from fluke (n.3) on resemblance of shape, or from Low German flügel "wing." Transferred meaning "whale's tail" (in [..]

either half of the triangle-shaped end of a whale's tail.

lucky win

A parasitic flatworm that can infest humans

A fluke is a single lobe of a whale's tail.

The tail of a whale.

(n) a stroke of luck(n) a barb on a harpoon or arrow(n) flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor(n) either of the two lobes of the tail of a cetacean(n) parasitic flatworms having external su [..]

the two lobes of a whale tail.

One of the lobes of a whale's tail.

The palm of an anchor.

Hap-hazard. In billiards it means playing for one thing and getting another. Hence an advantage gained by luck more than by skill or judgment. (German, glück, chance, our luck.)

The palm of an anchor.

Class of parasitic flukes consisting of three subclasses, Monogenea, Aspidogastrea, and Digenea. The digenetic trematodes are the only ones found in man. They are endoparasites and require two hosts t [..]

A species of Helminth commonly called the Sheep liver Fluke. It occurs in the biliary passages, liver, and Gallbladder during various stages of development. Snails and aquatic vegetation are the inter [..]

The wedge-shaped part of an anchor's arms that digs into the bottom.

Flattened triangular extremity of arm of an anchor.

The palm of an anchor.

The palm of an anchor. The broad holding portion which penetrates the ground.

The wedge-shaped part of an anchor's arms that digs into the bottom, holding the boat in place. Also refers to any occasion when this occurs on the first try.

The pointed triangular blade at the end of an anchor arm, intended to grab hold of the sea-bottom. It is usually the broadest part of an anchor and was also called the palm of an anchor.

(1) The portion of an anchor that digs securely into the bottom, holding the boat in place. (2) The two triangular parts which make up a whale's tail.

flat end of an anchor; the part that bites into the bottom.

The broad usually triangular plate on the arm of an anchor

The broad end of each arm of an anchor.

the digging end of the anchor; also wind irregularity

The wedge-shaped part of an anchor's arms that digs into the bottom.

The wedge-shaped part of an anchor's arms that digs into the bottom.

the wedge-shaped part of an anchor's arms that digs into the bottom

(1) The portion of an anchor that digs securely into the bottom, holding the boat in place. (2) The two triangular parts which make up a whale's tail.

The tail fin (also called a caudal fin) of a whale or dolphin.

Any of almost 6,000 species of parasitic flatworms.

A lucky profit. An extreme case would be represented by a player dropping a card that appears disastrous but produces a brilliant result. It would also be considered a fluke if an inexperienced pair – [..]

 the tail of a whale

a parasitic flatworm of the class Trematoda

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