[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

harpoon \harpoon"\ haumrp=oon", 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 kite, sickle, and e. harpy. cf.
   harp.
   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, flat, triangular head, sharpened at both edges, and is
   thrown by hand, or discharged from a gun.
   1913 webster

   harpoon fork, a kind of hayfork, consisting of a bar with
      hinged barbs at one end and a loop for a rope at the other
      end, used for lifting hay from the load by horse power.

   harpoon gun, a gun used in the whale fishery for shooting
      the harpoon into a whale.
      1913 webster
see also:
harp harpoon fork harpoon gun 

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