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Flounder \Floun"der\, n. [Cf. Sw. flundra; akin to Dan. flynder,
Icel. fly?ra, G. flunder, and perh. to E. flounder, v.i.]
1. (Zool.) A flatfish of the family {Pleuronectid[ae]}, of
many species.
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Note: The common English flounder is {Pleuronectes flesus}.
There are several common American species used as food;
as the smooth flounder ({P. glabra}); the rough or
winter flounder ({P. Americanus}); the summer flounder,
or plaice ({Paralichthys dentatus}), Atlantic coast;
and the starry flounder ({Pleuronectes stellatus}).
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2. (Bootmaking) A tool used in crimping boot fronts.
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Flounder \Floun"der\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Floundered}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Floundering}.] [Cf. D. flodderen to flap, splash
through mire, E. flounce, v.i., and flounder the fish.]
To fling the limbs and body, as in making efforts to move; to
struggle, as a horse in the mire, or as a fish on land; to
roll, toss, and tumble; to flounce.
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They have floundered on from blunder to blunder. --Sir
W. Hamilton.
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Flounder \Floun"der\, n.
The act of floundering.
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