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Rot :: Rot (n.) A fatal distemper which attacks sheep and sometimes other animals. It is due to the presence of a parasitic worm in the liver or gall bladder. See 1st Fluke, 2..

Sandnecker :: Sandnecker (n.) A European flounder (Hippoglossoides limandoides); -- called also rough dab, long fluke, sand fluke, and sand sucker..

Whiff :: Whiff (n.) The marysole, or sail fluke..

Entozoa :: Entozoa (n. pl.) A group of worms, including the tapeworms, flukes, roundworms, etc., most of which live parasitically in the interior of other animals; the Helminthes..

Peak :: Peak (n.) The extremity of an anchor fluke; the bill.

Fluke :: Fluke (n.) A parasitic trematode worm of several species, having a flat, lanceolate body and two suckers. Two species (Fasciola hepatica and Distoma lanceolatum) are found in the livers of sheep, and produce the disease called rot..

Fluke :: Fluke (n.) The part of an anchor which fastens in the ground; a flook. See Anchor.

Marysole :: Marysole (n.) A large British fluke, or flounder (Rhombus megastoma); -- called also carter, and whiff..

Fluke :: Fluke (n.) The European flounder. See Flounder.

Fish-tackle :: Fish-tackle (n.) A tackle or purchase used to raise the flukes of the anchor up to the gunwale. The block used is called the fish-block.

Grapnel :: Grapnel (n.) A small anchor, with four or five flukes or claws, used to hold boats or small vessels; hence, any instrument designed to grapple or hold; a grappling iron; a grab; -- written also grapline, and crapnel..

Flook :: Flook (n.) A fluke of an anchor.

Fluke :: Fluke (n.) An instrument for cleaning out a hole drilled in stone for blasting.

Crossbar :: Crossbar (n.) A transverse bar or piece, as a bar across a door, or as the iron bar or stock which passes through the shank of an anchor to insure its turning fluke down..

Palm :: Palm (n.) The flat inner face of an anchor fluke.

Smear Dab :: Smear dab () The sand fluke (b).

Scratch :: Scratch (n.) A shot which scores by chance and not as intended by the player; a fluke.

Bill :: Bill (n.) The extremity of the arm of an anchor; the point of or beyond the fluke.

Davit :: Davit (n.) A spar formerly used on board of ships, as a crane to hoist the flukes of the anchor to the top of the bow, without injuring the sides of the ship; -- called also the fish davit..

Distoma :: Distoma (n.) A genus of parasitic, trematode worms, having two suckers for attaching themselves to the part they infest. See 1st Fluke, 2..

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