4. An accidental and favorable stroke at billiards (called a scratch in
the United States); hence, any accidental or unexpected advantage; as,
he won by a fluke. [Cant, Eng.] A. Trollope.
Fluke"worm` (?), n. (Zoˆl.) Same as 1st Fluke, 2.
Fluk"y (?), a. Formed like, or having, a fluke.
Flume (?), n. [Cf. OE. flum river, OF, flum, fr. L. flumen, fr. fluere
to flow. √84. See Fluent.] A stream; especially, a passage
channel, or conduit for the water that drives a mill wheel; or an
artifical channel of water for hydraulic or placer mining; also, a
chute for conveying logs or lumber down a declivity.
Flu"mi*nous (?), a. [L. flumen, fluminis, river.] Pertaining to rivers;
abounding in streama.
Flum"mer*y (?), n. [W. llumru, or llumruwd, a kind of food made of
oatmeal steeped in water until it has turned sour, fr. llumrig harsh,
raw, crude, fr. llum sharp, severe.] 1. A light kind of food, formerly
made of flour or meal; a sort of pap.
Milk and flummery are very fit for children.
Locke.
2. Something insipid, or not worth having; empty compliment; trash;
unsubstantial talk of writing.
The flummery of modern criticism.
J. Morley.
Flung (?), imp. & p. p. of Fling.
Flunk (flk), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Flunked (flkt); p. pr. & vb. n.
Flunking.] [Cf. Funk.] To fail, as on a lesson; to back out, as from an
undertaking, through fear.