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Harpoon

A spear or javelin used to strike and kill large fish, as whales; a harping iron. It consists of a long shank, with a broad, fiat, triangular head, sharpened at both edges, and is thrown by hand, or discharged from a gun.

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Catch 76% connected

To lay hold on; to seize, especially with the hand; to grasp (anything) in motion, with the effect of holding; as, to catch a ball.

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Fishgig 76% connected

A spear with barbed prongs used for harpooning fish.

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Fizgig 76% connected

A fishgig.

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Gig 76% connected

A fiddle.

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Grab 76% connected

A vessel used on the Malabar coast, having two or three masts.

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Lance 76% connected

A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen, and often decorated with a small flag;…

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Spear 76% connected

A long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting, by thrusting or throwing; a weapon with a long shaft and a sharp head or blade; a lance.

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Harpooneer 74% connected

An harpooner.

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Harpooneer 74% connected

An harpooner.

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Harpooner 74% connected

One who throws the harpoon.

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Harpooner 74% connected

One who throws the harpoon.

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Fluke 70% connected

The European flounder. See Flounder.

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Rig 70% connected

A ridge.

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Tackle 70% connected

Apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights, consisting of a rope and pulley blocks; sometimes, the rope and attachments, as distinct from the bl…

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