¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Harpooned
1. harpoon [v] - See also: harpoon
Lexicographical Neighbors of Harpooned
Literary usage of Harpooned
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Among the Isles of Shoals by Celia Thaxter (1873)
"also harpooned, weighing eight hundred pounds and upward; they are yery delicate
food. A sword-fish swimming leave's a wake a mile long on a calm day, ..."
2. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1888)
"... and a few porpoises at a time are separated from the main school and captured,
hauled ashore by main strength, or harpooned, as may be most convenient. ..."
3. The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of Sweden and Norway: With an Account of the by Llewelyn Lloyd (1867)
"A Sleeping Herd. — Food of the Walrus. — Its Courage. — Maternal Affection.
— Chase by Land. — Chase by Water. — How harpooned. — Daring of the Harpooner. ..."
4. The Whalemen's Adventures in the Southern Ocean: As Gathered by the Rev by Henry Theodore Cheever, Commodore Preble (Whaling ship) (1862)
"A moving incident—Whale harpooned—Boats dragged far away—Boats out of sight—A
man overboard—Seaman lost —Search for missing boats—Joy out of Despair—Story ..."
Other Resources:
Belarusian