Associations to the word «Harpoon»

Wiktionary

HARPOON, noun. A spearlike weapon with a barbed head used in hunting whales and large fish.
HARPOON, noun. (slang) A harmonica.
HARPOON, verb. (transitive) To hunt something with a harpoon.
HARPOON FORK, noun. A kind of hayfork, consisting of a bar with hinged barbs at one end and a loop for a rope at the other end, used for lifting hay from the load by horse power.

Dictionary definition

HARPOON, noun. A spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing; used for catching large fish or whales; a strong line is attached to it.
HARPOON, verb. Spear with a harpoon; "harpoon whales".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats