harpoon
noun
a barbed, spearlike missile attached to a rope, and thrown by hand or shot from a gun, used for killing and capturing whales and large fish.
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
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We will harpoon it, if you like, though I do not know why I should risk the lives of my crew.
From The Wizard of the Sea A Trip Under the Ocean by Rockwood, Roy