harpoonn.

Brit.

/hɑːˈpuːn/, U.S.

/ˌhɑrˈpun/

Forms: Also 1600s–1700s harpon.

Etymology: < French harpon ‘a crampiron wherewith Masons fasten stones together’ (Cotgrave, 1611) = Spanish arpon , Portuguese arpão , derivative of French harpe dog's claw, cramp, cramp-iron, clamp (1485 in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter), < Latin harpē (harpa ) = Greek ἅρπη sickle, scimitar. Compare earlier harping-iron n.

†1. A barbed dart or spear. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > spear or lance > [noun] > barbed spear

crooka1500

partisan1542

pheona1618

harpoon1625

angon1683

jag-spear1864

1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes I. iii. 118 Their weapons halfe-Pikes, headed with Iron as a Harpon.

1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World i. 7 Throwing the Lance, Fisgig, Harpoon, or any manner of Dart.

1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World i. 10 The women..prevent them from doing any injury to each other, by hiding their Lances, Harpoons, Bows and Arrows.

a. A barbed spear-like missile, to the handle or shank of which a long line of rope is attached; it is used for capturing whales and large fish, being either hurled by the hand or fired from a gun.

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society > occupation and work > industry > whaling and seal-hunting > whaling > whaling equipment > [noun] > harpoon

harping-iron1596

iron1613

grapnel1663

harpoon1694

harping-speara1706

striking-iron1817

striker-

1694 Acct. Several Late Voy. (1711) ii. 8 Saw a Whale, and flung into him three Harpoons.

1778 Philos. Trans. 1777 (Royal Soc.) 68 395 A very large shark was struck with the harpon.

1804 in Naval Chron. (1805) 12 32 Taking whales by the Gun-harpoon.

1846 W. Greener Sci. Gunnery (new ed.) 318 The gun projected the harpoon into the crown of the [whale's] head, burying it two feet deep.

1874 A. H. Markham Whaling Cruise 26 The manner in which the harpoons are fitted is first with about twelve fathoms for a gun harpoon, and three for a hand harpoon, of the best white untarred hemp rope [etc.].

b. Medicine. A trocar-like surgical instrument for removing small pieces of living tissue of examination.

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the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > surgical instruments > [noun] > instruments for excising tissue generally

gammot1585

rongeur1859

guillotine1866

punch forceps1870

harpoon1876

snare1884

punch1887

dermatome1888

plough1907

resectoscope1926

1876 J. S. Bristowe Treat. Theory & Pract. Med. ii. v. 710 The extraction by means of a suitable instrument (harpoon) of fragments of striped muscular tissue.

1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. II. 1057 The harpoon designed..for this purpose produces an unsurgical wound.

Compounds

C1. General attributive.

harpoon-arrow n.

harpoon-barb n.

ΚΠ

1869 C. Boutell tr. J. P. Lacombe Arms & Armour vi. 92 Two curved pieces of iron, or blades (probably like small harpoon barbs).

harpoon-head n.

ΚΠ

1835 J. Ross Narr. Second Voy. North-west Passage xviii. 280 He brought back a hook and a harpoon head.

harpoon-maker n.

harpoon-shaft n.

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1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. xiii. 135 A capstan-bar..invaluable for its adaptation to harpoon~shafts.

harpoon-tail n.

ΚΠ

1847 R. W. Emerson Goethe in Wks. (1906) I. 389 He stripped him [the Devil]..of horns, cloven foot, harpoon tail.

C2.

harpoon-fork n. a kind of hay-fork worked by tackle in loading or unloading hay.

harpoon-gun n. a gun for firing a harpoon.

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society > occupation and work > industry > whaling and seal-hunting > whaling > whaling equipment > [noun] > gun

harpoon-gun1820

whale-gun1858

1820 W. Scoresby Acct. Arctic Regions II. 226 The harpoon-gun was invented in 1731.

1874 A. H. Markham Whaling Cruise 27 The harpoon gun is fixed on a swivel in the bows of the boat.

harpoon-rocket n. a bomb-lance for killing whales.

Categories »

harpoon-shuttle n. a long shuttle or needle used for sewing mats for hydraulic dikes and jetties.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

harpoonv.

Etymology: < harpoon n.: compare French harponner (1634 in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter).Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: harˈpoon.

a. transitive. To strike or spear with a harpoon.

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the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > type or method of fishing > [verb (transitive)] > catch fish with spear

poach1602

dart1624

peg1735

spear1755

harpoon1774

gig1816

spritsail-yard1833

gaff1844

grain1892

spear-fish1962

society > occupation and work > industry > whaling and seal-hunting > whaling > [verb (transitive)] > harpoon

strike1697

fasten1726

harpoon1774

1774 T. Pennant Tour Scotl. 1772 168 A basking shark that had been harpooned.

1780 W. Coxe Acct. Russ. Discov. 56 Sea animals which they harpoon with their bone lances.

1867 C. H. Pearson Hist. Eng. I. 2 They harpooned the whale.

b. transferred and figurative.

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1806 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life I. ix. 214 Trying often to harpoon a floating pat of butter.

1872 O. W. Holmes Poet at Breakfast-table iii. 82 The Master harpooned a breakfast-roll.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	harpoon
释义	harpoonn. Brit. /hɑːˈpuːn/, U.S. /ˌhɑrˈpun/ Forms: Also 1600s–1700s harpon. Etymology: < French harpon ‘a crampiron wherewith Masons fasten stones together’ (Cotgrave, 1611) = Spanish arpon , Portuguese arpão , derivative of French harpe dog's claw, cramp, cramp-iron, clamp (1485 in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter), < Latin harpē (harpa ) = Greek ἅρπη sickle, scimitar. Compare earlier harping-iron n. †1. A barbed dart or spear. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > spear or lance > [noun] > barbed spear crooka1500 partisan1542 pheona1618 harpoon1625 angon1683 jag-spear1864 1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes I. iii. 118 Their weapons halfe-Pikes, headed with Iron as a Harpon. 1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World i. 7 Throwing the Lance, Fisgig, Harpoon, or any manner of Dart. 1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World i. 10 The women..prevent them from doing any injury to each other, by hiding their Lances, Harpoons, Bows and Arrows. 2. a. A barbed spear-like missile, to the handle or shank of which a long line of rope is attached; it is used for capturing whales and large fish, being either hurled by the hand or fired from a gun. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > whaling and seal-hunting > whaling > whaling equipment > [noun] > harpoon harping-iron1596 iron1613 grapnel1663 harpoon1694 harping-speara1706 striking-iron1817 striker- 1694 Acct. Several Late Voy. (1711) ii. 8 Saw a Whale, and flung into him three Harpoons. 1778 Philos. Trans. 1777 (Royal Soc.) 68 395 A very large shark was struck with the harpon. 1804 in Naval Chron. (1805) 12 32 Taking whales by the Gun-harpoon. 1846 W. Greener Sci. Gunnery (new ed.) 318 The gun projected the harpoon into the crown of the [whale's] head, burying it two feet deep. 1874 A. H. Markham Whaling Cruise 26 The manner in which the harpoons are fitted is first with about twelve fathoms for a gun harpoon, and three for a hand harpoon, of the best white untarred hemp rope [etc.]. b. Medicine. A trocar-like surgical instrument for removing small pieces of living tissue of examination. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > surgical instruments > [noun] > instruments for excising tissue generally gammot1585 rongeur1859 guillotine1866 punch forceps1870 harpoon1876 snare1884 punch1887 dermatome1888 plough1907 resectoscope1926 1876 J. S. Bristowe Treat. Theory & Pract. Med. ii. v. 710 The extraction by means of a suitable instrument (harpoon) of fragments of striped muscular tissue. 1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. II. 1057 The harpoon designed..for this purpose produces an unsurgical wound. Compounds C1. General attributive. harpoon-arrow n. harpoon-barb n. ΚΠ 1869 C. Boutell tr. J. P. Lacombe Arms & Armour vi. 92 Two curved pieces of iron, or blades (probably like small harpoon barbs). harpoon-head n. ΚΠ 1835 J. Ross Narr. Second Voy. North-west Passage xviii. 280 He brought back a hook and a harpoon head. harpoon-maker n. harpoon-shaft n. ΚΠ 1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. xiii. 135 A capstan-bar..invaluable for its adaptation to harpoon~shafts. harpoon-tail n. ΚΠ 1847 R. W. Emerson Goethe in Wks. (1906) I. 389 He stripped him [the Devil]..of horns, cloven foot, harpoon tail. C2. harpoon-fork n. a kind of hay-fork worked by tackle in loading or unloading hay. harpoon-gun n. a gun for firing a harpoon. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > whaling and seal-hunting > whaling > whaling equipment > [noun] > gun harpoon-gun1820 whale-gun1858 1820 W. Scoresby Acct. Arctic Regions II. 226 The harpoon-gun was invented in 1731. 1874 A. H. Markham Whaling Cruise 27 The harpoon gun is fixed on a swivel in the bows of the boat. harpoon-rocket n. a bomb-lance for killing whales. Categories » harpoon-shuttle n. a long shuttle or needle used for sewing mats for hydraulic dikes and jetties. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022). harpoonv. Etymology: < harpoon n.: compare French harponner (1634 in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter).Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: harˈpoon. a. transitive. To strike or spear with a harpoon. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > type or method of fishing > [verb (transitive)] > catch fish with spear poach1602 dart1624 peg1735 spear1755 harpoon1774 gig1816 spritsail-yard1833 gaff1844 grain1892 spear-fish1962 society > occupation and work > industry > whaling and seal-hunting > whaling > [verb (transitive)] > harpoon strike1697 fasten1726 harpoon1774 1774 T. Pennant Tour Scotl. 1772 168 A basking shark that had been harpooned. 1780 W. Coxe Acct. Russ. Discov. 56 Sea animals which they harpoon with their bone lances. 1867 C. H. Pearson Hist. Eng. I. 2 They harpooned the whale. b. transferred and figurative. ΚΠ 1806 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life I. ix. 214 Trying often to harpoon a floating pat of butter. 1872 O. W. Holmes Poet at Breakfast-table iii. 82 The Master harpooned a breakfast-roll. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1625v.1774
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