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Meaning of harping iron | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A harpoon.

archaic

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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