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Definition of: harpoon
(här·p
n′) noun
A barbed missile weapon, carrying a long cord, for striking whales or large fish.
—v.t. To strike, take, or kill with a harpoon. [<F harpon grappling iron <harper grip <harpe claw]
—har·poon′er, har·poon·eer′ (-ir′) noun
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