Definition of Harpooners

1. Noun. (plural of harpooner) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Harpooners

1. harpooner [n] - See also: harpooner

Lexicographical Neighbors of Harpooners

harping iron
harping irons
harpings
harpins
harpist
harpists
harplike
harpoon
harpoon gun
harpoon line
harpoon log
harpooned
harpooneer
harpooneers
harpooner
harpooners (current term)
harpooning
harpoons
harpress
harps
harpsichon
harpsichons
harpsichord
harpsichordist
harpsichordists
harpsichordlike
harpsichords
harpulla
harpullia
harpy

Literary usage of Harpooners

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Account of the Arctic Regions with a History and Description of the by William Scoresby (1820)
"t roin each other; when, by a singular coincidence, the harpooners each struck his fish at the same moment. They were a mile from the ship. ..."

2. Arthur Young's Tour in Ireland (1776-1779) by Arthur Young, John Parker Anderson (1892)
"London, and bought a vessel of 140 tons, and engaged persons to come over ал harpooners. In 1759, one whale wag caught by the hand harpoon. ..."

3. Duffy's Hibernian Magazine: A Monthly Journal of Legends, Tales, and Stories (1862)
"The harpooners stood ready, weapons in hand, as we bore in upon them. ... Three full-grown walruses were struck and fixed by the remaining harpooners. ..."

4. American Magazine by G Henry Howard Paul (1851)
"They benched the canoe close to the spot where the harpooners were ... The harpooners glanced significantly at each other, and Louis continued his banter. ..."

5. Calendar of State Papers, Domestic Series, [during the Commonwealth by Great Britain Public Record Office (1886)
"List of 12 harpooners for York and Hull, with note of 50 seamen, masters, and carpenters required. 8 March 1653-4. [Scrap.} March 29. ..."

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