Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Harpoon

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Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Harpoon


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(1):

(n.) 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.

(2):

(v. t.) To strike, catch, or kill with a harpoon.