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Definition of Harpoon
1. Verb. Spear with a harpoon. "Harpoon whales"
2. Noun. A spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing; used for catching large fish or whales; a strong line is attached to it.
Terms within: Fluke, Harpoon Line
Generic synonyms: Fishgig, Fizgig, Gig, Lance, Spear
Derivative terms: Harpooneer
Definition of Harpoon
1. n. 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.
2. v. t. To strike, catch, or kill with a harpoon.
Definition of Harpoon
1. Noun. A spearlike weapon with a barbed head used in hunting whales and large fish. ¹
2. Noun. (slang) A harmonica. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To hunt something with a harpoon. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Harpoon
1. to strike with a harpoon [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Harpoon
1. 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)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Harpoon
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