About The Word Harpoon
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Harpoon
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What's The Definition Of Harpoon?
[n] a spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing; used for catching large fish or whales; a strong line is attached to it
[v] spear with a harpoon; "harpoon whales" Synonyms | Synonyms for Harpoon: Related Terms | Find terms related to Harpoon: bag | catch | enmesh | ensnare | entangle | entrap | foul | hook | land | lasso | mesh | nail | net | noose | rope | sack | snag | snare | sniggle | spear | take | tangle | tangle up with | trap See Also | catch | fishgig | fishing gear | fishing rig | fishing tackle | fizgig | fluke | gig | grab | harpoon line | lance | rig | spear | tackle | take hold of Harpoon In Webster's Dictionary \Har*poon"\, n. [F. harpon, LL. harpo, perh. of Ger.
origin, fr. the harp; cf. F. harper to take and grasp
strongly, harpe a dog's claw, harpin boathook (the sense of
hook coming from the shape of the harp); but cf. also Gr. ?
the kite, sickle, and E. harpy. Cf. {Harp}.]
A spear or javelin used to strike and kill large fish, as
whales; a harping iron. It consists of a long shank, with a
broad, fiat, triangular head, sharpened at both edges, and is
thrown by hand, or discharged from a gun.
{Harpoon fork}, a kind of hayfork, consisting of bar with
hinged barbs at one end a loop for a rope at the other
end, used for lifting hay from the load by horse power.
{Harpoon gun}, a gun used in the whale fishery for shooting
the harpoon into a whale.
\Har*poon"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Harpooned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Harpooning}.] To strike, catch, or kill with a harpoon. |
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