| 单词 | fluking |
| 释义 | > as lemmas(to go) fluking b. transferred in phrase (to go) fluking or all (-a-) fluking (see quot. 1867). ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of wind > avail oneself of a wind [verb (intransitive)] > sail with wind abaft the beam goOE large1582 to go (sail, etc.) large1615 lask1622 (to go) fluking1840 1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xxviii. 306 We arrived on the following day, having gone ‘all fluking’. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. at Flukes From the power of these [flukes of a whale] the phrase obtained among whalers of fluking or all-a-fluking, when running with a fresh free wind. ˈfluking ˈfluking n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > [noun] > success by luck > obtainment by fluke fluking1893 1893 G. D. Leslie Lett. to Marco xxi. 142 There is a lot of fluking in the art..when we once begin to try and make a good picture it is all up with it. ˈfluking ˈfluking adj. characterized by a fluke or flukes. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > billiards, pool, or snooker > [adjective] > type of stroke fluking1865 massé1873 carry-along1913 miscued1962 1865 Daily Tel. 21 Aug. 4 The sensation which was created last year by the Miner's fluking victory over Blair Athol. 1882 M. E. Braddon Mt. Royal III. viii. 155 She would play that fluking game which she most affected at billiards. < as lemmas |
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