harpoon gun
Origin of harpoon gun
First recorded in 1810–20
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Historical Examples of harpoon gun
As respected the second mode, the use of the harpoon-gun, there was no novelty in that certainly.
This harpoon-gun is now used all over the world, and has made whaling a wonderfully profitable business.
Greener's harpoon-gun is a kind of wall-piece fixed in a crutch, which steps into the bow-bollard of the whale-boat.
The Sailor's Word-BookWilliam Henry Smyth
Looking at Hank, he saw that the old fighter of the seas had dropped the harpoon-gun and was holding poised the long lance.
The Boy With the U. S. FisheriesFrancis Rolt-Wheeler
They go out in large open boats, six men to a boat, and shoot the harpoon 220 into the whale from the harpoon-gun.
Bancroft's Tourist's Guide YosemiteA.L. Bancroft