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- noun Plural form of
harpoon . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
harpoon .
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Examples
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But, in beds of the Reindeer epoch, the flint implements consist, principally, of well-shaped blades and flakes -- with numerous bodkins, or awls -- javelins, or arrow-heads -- besides articles of bone and horn such as harpoons, and teeth of various animals drilled as if suspended for ornaments.
The Prehistoric World; or, Vanished races Emory Adams Allen
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And so soon as they come to board or grapple all the other kinds of arms shall be used, of which I have spoken more particularly: first, missiles, such as harpoons [_dardos_] and stones, hand-guns
Fighting Instructions, 1530-1816 Publications Of The Navy Records Society Vol. XXIX. 1888
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God is shooting his arrows, throwing his spears and harpoons, and sending down a train, a lifeboat, a ship, a horse, even a mule, and all the angels and ancestors are helping.
The Bushman Way of Tracking God PhD Bradford Keeney 2010
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The spiritual harpoons are flying in every direction; let one of them pierce you.
The Bushman Way of Tracking God PhD Bradford Keeney 2010
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Moby Dick, enraged by harpoons flung into him, is breaching into view, in Otternesses version.
Allan M. Jalon: Arts Lust: The Otterness Blizzard Allan M. Jalon 2011
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Moby Dick, enraged by harpoons flung into him, is breaching into view, in Otternesses version.
Allan M. Jalon: Arts Lust: The Otterness Blizzard Allan M. Jalon 2011
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Over the years, Ishinomaki has been know for its oysters, whaling harpoons and a giant replica of a 17th-century galleon.
In Tsunami Zone, A Tunnel Between Life and Chaos Eric Bellman 2011
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Moby Dick, enraged by harpoons flung into him, is breaching into view, in Otternesses version.
Allan M. Jalon: Arts Lust: The Otterness Blizzard Allan M. Jalon 2011
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I stood and watched the most brilliant display of aurora I had ever seen, shooting over the mountain tops in the east like lava from a volcano, writhing overhead to the opposite horizon, snaking into crowns and shooting towards the ground like harpoons of light.
A Conversation with Lucy Jago, author of The Northern Lights 2010
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I think they would even fund or at least supply the harpoons for the expedition.
Think Progress » Senate GOP Candidate Carly Fiorina Flip-Flops On Cap-And-Trade 2010
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