Flook

Quick meaning: Flook is a noun meaning Obsolete form of fluke (“blade at the end of an anchor”).

Meaning

Obsolete form of fluke (“blade at the end of an anchor”).

Example Sentences

Halberts differ very little from the bill, being like them conſtructed both for puſhing and cutting: a halbert conſiſts of three parts, the ſpear, or ſometimes a kind of ſvvord blade for puſhing, an ax, or hatchet for ſtriking and cutting, and a flook or hook for pulling down faſcines, in the attack of trenches, or temporary fortifications.

Word Forms

• flooks

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include flicker, fluke, fling, fogle, flock, flack.

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