lily iron

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• Upon the end of the “shank” fits the head of the harpoon, known by the names swordfish-iron, lily-iron, and Indian dart.

  Tales of Fishes|Zane Grey

• Triced up to the jib stay was the long harpoon with its head, known as the 'lily-iron.'

  The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries|Francis Rolt-Wheeler

• The lily-iron is, in principle, exactly what a whaleman would describe by the word “toggle.”

  Tales of Fishes|Zane Grey