flook

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flook (plural flooks)

  1. Obsolete form of fluke (blade at the end of an anchor).
    • 1786, Francis Grose, “Morris Pikes”, in A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, [], London: [] S. Hooper, [], →OCLC, pages 51–52:
      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.

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