flipper

räpylä In marine mammals such as whales, a wide flat limb, adapted for swimming.
A flat, wide, paddle-like rubber covering for the foot, used in swimming.
A flat lever in a pinball machine, used to keep the ball in play.
puhekieltä A type of ball bowled by a leg spin bowler, which spins backwards and skids off the pitch with a low bounce.
puhekieltä Television remote control, clicker.
puhekieltä The hand.
puhekieltä A kind of false tooth, usually temporary.
2005, Washington Appellate Reports: Volume 128

Dr. Woo attempts to distinguish Blakeslee by pointing out that “one can fondle a breast without having anything to do with dentistry, but one cannot take molds, fabricate and insert flippers into another person's mouth without practicing dentistry."

Remember the mornings when you help me fix eggs and pancakes for breakfast. You always had to use the “flipper” to turn the pancakes and eggs.