harpoon : Idioms & Phrases
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.
Webster 1913
Harpoon gun
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noun a cannon or similar gun that fires harpoons
WordNet
- a gun used in the whale fishery for shooting the harpoon into a whale.
Webster 1913
harpoon line
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noun a strong rope for making the catch fast to the harpooner's boat
WordNet
harpoon log
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noun a cylindrical log with a device that registers distance
