turn flukes

verb

Definitions

  1. Of a whale

    Of a whale: to go under, dive.

  2. To turn in, go to bed.

    • But come, it's getting dreadful late, you had better be turning flukes--it's a nice bed; Sal and me slept in that ere bed the night we were spliced.

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