Sunday, October 7, 2012

Adventures in Logophilia Day 26: fluke (Jillian)

Today's word is...

fluke
 
A fluke (noun) is many things: (1) an unlikely chance occurrence, (2) a parasitic flat worm (ew); or (3) a triangular plate on the arm of an anchor, or either of the lobes on a whale's tail.
 
Guess which one I saw yesterday:
 
 
 
I think I saw fluke 1 and 3 yesterday: a chance happening and a whale's tail.  Aren't they the same thing?  I think so.


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