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Grammar : Noun
Spell : flook
Phonetic Transcription : fluk



Definition of fluke

Origin :
  • "flat end of an arm of an anchor," 1560s, perhaps from fluke (n.3) on resemblance of shape, or from Low German flügel "wing." Meaning "whale's tail" (in plural, flukes) is 1725.
  • noun chance occurrence
Example sentences :
  • He doesn't seem to know me at all, and I believe his shot at me by way of my father was a fluke.
  • Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
  • Jenkins was reliable, usually, and hadn't come up with a fluke yet.
  • Extract from : « Pleasant Journey » by Richard F. Thieme
  • This time there could be no fluke, for the great Red McGloin was up on the favorite.
  • Extract from : « Garrison's Finish » by W. B. M. Ferguson
  • He was to ride; ride the winner of the last Carter, the winner of a fluke race.
  • Extract from : « Garrison's Finish » by W. B. M. Ferguson
  • He is most awfully rich, too, and he came into his money quite by a fluke.
  • Extract from : « The Adventurous Seven » by Bessie Marchant
  • She was so slow that we could hardly hope for a prize except by a fluke.
  • Extract from : « The Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1995, Memorial Issue » by Various
  • It seemed to her to be all a fluke which she could have little or no hope of repeating.
  • Extract from : « The Way of All Flesh » by Samuel Butler
  • At last Mr Fluke agreed to give him some work in the open air.
  • Extract from : « Owen Hartley; or, Ups and Downs » by William H. G. Kingston
  • He at once went out; Mr Fluke was at the further end of the garden.
  • Extract from : « Owen Hartley; or, Ups and Downs » by William H. G. Kingston
  • Only fancy where we should all be if fluke showed itself in Britannula!
  • Extract from : « The Fixed Period » by Anthony Trollope

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