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har|poon´er — har|poon «hahr POON», noun, verb. –n. a barbed spear with a rope tied to it. It is used for catching whales and other sea animals. It is either thrown by the hand or fired from a gun. –v.t. to strike, catch, or kill with a harpoon. ╂[< Middle… … Useful english dictionary
har|poon|eer — «HAHR poo NEER», noun. = harpooner … Useful english dictionary
har·poon — … Useful english dictionary
har — an·har·mon·ic; ar·har; bi·har; bil·har·zi·a·sis; cote·har·die; dis·har·mo·nism; ep·har·mone; gul·mo·har; gum·har; har·a·tin; har·bin; har·bor·age; har·bor·er; har·dang·er; har·den·ber·gia; har·de·ri·an; har·die; har·di·head; har·di·hood;… … English syllables
poon — lam·poon·er; lam·poon·ery; lam·poon·ist; poon·tang; tap·poon; har·poon; lam·poon; poon; cram·poon; har·poon·eer; pom·poon; … English syllables
harpoon — har·poon … English syllables
harpooner — har·poon·er … English syllables
harpoon — har•poon [[t]hɑrˈpun[/t]] n. 1) a barbed, spearlike missile attached to a rope, and thrown by hand or shot from a gun, used for killing and capturing whales and large fish 2) to strike, catch, or kill with or as if with a harpoon • Etymology:… … From formal English to slang
harpoon — har|poon1 [ har pun ] noun count a weapon consisting of a blade on a pole attached to a rope, used for hunting WHALES and big fish harpoon har|poon 2 [ har pun ] verb transitive to hit a WHALE or fish with a harpoon … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
harpoon — har|poon [ha:ˈpu:n US ha:r ] n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Probably from Dutch harpoen, from Old French harpon fastener ] a weapon used for hunting ↑whales >harpoon v [T] … Dictionary of contemporary English
