harping
noun
any of several horizontal members at the ends of a vessel for holding cant frames in position until the shell planking or plating is attached.
harpin
-
a variation of
harping.
Example Sentences
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"Stop that harpin, I say!" the vender demands, drawing himself into a pugnacious attitude; "your insinuations against my honour aggravate me more and more."
From Our World, Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter by F. Colburn (Francis Colburn) Adams
"I'll trouble you for that thar harpin," said Miggles, gravely.
From Selected Stories of Bret Harte by Bret Harte
