"flook" meaning in All languages combined

See flook on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: flooks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} flook (plural flooks)
  1. Obsolete form of fluke (“blade at the end of an anchor”). Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: fluke (extra: blade at the end of an anchor)
    Sense id: en-flook-en-noun-W46xKRE~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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