HARPOON


Meaning of HARPOON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ här-ˈpün ]

noun

Etymology: probably from Dutch harpoen, from Middle Dutch, from Old French harpon brooch, from harper to grapple

Date: 1625

: a barbed spear or javelin used especially in hunting large fish or whales

• harpoon transitive verb

• har·poon·er noun

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