HARPOON


Meaning of HARPOON in English

n. & v.

n. a barbed spearlike missile with a rope attached, for catching whales etc.

v.tr. spear with a harpoon. harpoon-gun a gun for firing a harpoon. harpooner n.

[ F harpon f. harpe clamp f. L harpa f. Gk harpe sickle ]

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