harpings
Britishplural noun
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nautical wooden members used for strengthening the bow of a vessel
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shipbuilding wooden supports used in construction
Etymology
Origin of harpings
C17: perhaps related to French harpe cramp iron
Example Sentences
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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
Ah, the harpings and the salvos and the shoutings Of thy exiled sons returning!
From Ten Englishmen of the Nineteenth Century by James Richard Joy
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 James Alexander Robertson
But soon from her own harpings taking fire, In love and light her melodies expire.
From Poems by Francis Thompson
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