harping iron

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

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"it [a whale] was killed with a harping iron , struck in the head"
"They row up gently to the Whale, and so he will scarcely shun them; and when the Harpineer, standing ready fitted, sees his opportunity, he strikes his Harping-Iron into the Whale about or before the Fins, rather than toward the Tail."

From French harper (“to grasp strongly”). See harpoon.

harping irons (plural)

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