| harpoon | 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. Origin: 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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a spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing; used for catching large fish or whales; a strong line is attached to it spear with a harpoon; "harpoon whales"
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a thrown or thrust spear-like weapon armed with a detachable point fastened to a retrieving line.
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A barbed spear with a line attached to it, used for spearing whales or other large sea animals
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A short, sharp-angled writing impulse at the end, or sometimes at the beginning, of a regular stroke. It occurs involuntarily and is indicative of speed. Sometimes also called a "tick".
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This was used by hunters to hunt polar bears, walrus, etc. The spear head is attached to sinew so it can be thrown with the hunters still holding on to it. The spear head can turn inside the animal so it cannot get away.
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| harpoon | a spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing |
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| harpoon | spear with a harpoon |
| harpoon | a cannon or cannon-like gun that fires harpoons |
| harpoon | a strong rope for making the catch fast to the harpooner's boat |
| harpoon | a cylindrical log with a device that registers distance |
| harpoon | someone who launches harpoons |
| harpoon | someone who launches harpoons |
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