harpings

British  

/ ˈhɑːpɪŋz, ˈhɑːpɪnz /

plural noun

1. nautical wooden members used for strengthening the bow of a vessel

2. shipbuilding wooden supports used in construction

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Etymology

Origin of harpings

C17: perhaps related to French harpe cramp iron

Example Sentences

But even these harpings did not seem to damage the Couzens popularity in Michigan at first.

From Time Magazine Archive

Land-locked Oklahoma tired of his harpings long before he was transferred to the Ways & Means Committee.

From Time Magazine Archive

And when, kneeling, she poured out her soul in prayer, her words seemed so many winged angels, musical with unearthly harpings of an untold blessedness.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 23, September, 1859 by Various

And this they did by their harpings, and by words spoken—words of power, O Yolara, that have their power still—and by pipings and by slaying sounds.

From The Moon Pool by Merritt, Abraham

The enemy, who had retreated to the bows below the harpings, upon seeing two ships attacking him with so great resolution, sent to ask the auditor for terms of surrender.

From History of the Philippine Islands by Robertson, James Alexander