harpings

harpins (ˈhɑːpɪnz)

/ (ˈhɑːpɪŋz) /

pl n

nautical wooden members used for strengthening the bow of a vessel
shipbuilding wooden supports used in construction

Origin of harpings

C17: perhaps related to French harpe cramp iron

Words Nearby harpings

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How to use harpings in a sentence

Little rose from his seat in the main-top, and looked over to see that no inquisitive person was concealed on the cat-harpings.
Down the Rhine | Oliver Optic
Let her be contented with her Grimods and oysters, and leave Julia to listen to the harpings of Apollo in peace.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 356, June, 1845 | Various
My harpings all die in the air, and leave me but a scanty purse, poor clothing, and no roof over my head.
Zigzag Journeys in Europe | Hezekiah Butterworth
All was at last to issue happily; in sweetest harpings and seven-fold circles of light.
Modern Painters, Volume V (of 5) | John Ruskin
The Hall of Cynddylan is voiceless and still, The sound of its harpings hath died on the hill!
The Poetry of Wales | John Jenkins

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