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Harpoon"
(hrpn"), 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. "a°rph 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 and 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.
Harpoon"
v. t.[imp. & p. p.Harpooned (-pnd"); p. pr. & vb. n.Harpooning.] To strike, catch, or kill with a harpoon.
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