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fluke noun1. [flu:k]
[Old English floc, corresp. to Old Norse floki, rel. by ablaut to Middle Low German, Middle Dutch flac, Old High German flah (German flach) flat.]
A flatfish; esp. a flounder. Now chiefly dial. OE.
Any of various parasitic flatworms (trematodes); esp. (also liver fluke) Fasciola hepatica, which occurs in the livers of affected sheep and has an intermediate stage in snails of the genus Limnaea. M17.
A variety of kidney potato. M19.
fluked adjective = FLUKY adjective1 M19.