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Harpoon
Webster's Dictionary
(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.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Harpoon'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/h/harpoon.html. 1828.