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harpooned Definition


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harpoon
noun
    1. A barbed spear fastened to a rope, used for catching whales. Also as adj.
      Example: harpoon gun
      Thesaurus: arrow, barb, dart, javelin, lance, spear.
verb
    harpooned, harpooning
    1. To strike (a whale, etc) with a harpoon.
Derivative: harpooner
noun
    Etymology: 17c: from French harpon clamp.



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