Harping iron
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harping iron — noun or harping spear Etymology: harping probably from Middle French harper to grapple, grasp + English ing archaic : harpoon … Useful english dictionary
harping-iron — n. Harpoon … New dictionary of synonyms
harping-iron — … Useful english dictionary
harping spear — noun see harping iron … Useful english dictionary
Cat-harping — Cat harp ing n. (Naut.) One of the short ropes or iron cramps used to brace in the shrouds toward the masts so a to give freer sweep to the yards. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cat-harping — noun One of the short ropes or iron cramps used to brace in the shrouds toward the masts so as to give freer sweep to the yards … Wiktionary
harpoon — {{11}}harpoon (n.) 1610s, from Fr. harpon, from O.Fr. harpon cramp iron, clamp, clasp (described as a mason s tool for fastening stones together), from harper to grapple, grasp, possibly of Germanic origin, or from L. harpa hook (Cf. harpagonem… … Etymology dictionary
Harpoon — Har*poon (h[aum]r*p[=oo]n ), 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Harpoon fork — Harpoon Har*poon (h[aum]r*p[=oo]n ), 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Harpoon gun — Harpoon Har*poon (h[aum]r*p[=oo]n ), 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
