barbed spear (noun)
1spear gun — noun : a gun that propels a spear and is used in underwater spearfishing * * * a device for shooting a barbed missile under water, usually by means of gas under pressure, a strong rubber band, or a powerful spring. * * * spear gun noun An… …
2spear´er — spear1 «spihr», noun, verb. –n. 1. a weapon with a long shaft and a sharp pointed head, sometimes barbed. Spears are for throwing or thrusting with the hand in hunting, fishing, and warfare. The javelin is a light spear used in track and field… …
3harpoon — noun a barbed spear like missile attached to a long rope and thrown by hand or fired from a gun, used for catching whales and other large sea creatures. verb spear with a harpoon. Derivatives harpooner noun Origin C17: from Fr. harpon, from harpe …
4harpoon — noun Etymology: probably from Dutch harpoen, from Middle Dutch, from Old French harpon brooch, from harper to grapple Date: 1625 a barbed spear or javelin used especially in hunting large fish or whales • harpoon transitive verb • harpooner noun …
5eelspear — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a barbed spear for spearing eels …
6harpoon — ► NOUN ▪ a barbed spear like missile attached to a long rope and thrown by hand or fired from a gun, used for catching whales and other large sea creatures. ► VERB ▪ spear with a harpoon. DERIVATIVES harpooner noun. ORIGIN French harpon, from… …
7harpooner — harpoon ► NOUN ▪ a barbed spear like missile attached to a long rope and thrown by hand or fired from a gun, used for catching whales and other large sea creatures. ► VERB ▪ spear with a harpoon. DERIVATIVES harpooner noun. ORIGIN French harpon,… …
8gaff — gaff1 noun 1》 a stick with a hook or barbed spear, for landing large fish. 2》 Sailing a spar to which the head of a fore and aft sail is bent. verb seize or impale with a gaff. Origin ME: from Provençal gaf hook ; related to gaffe. gaff2 noun (in …
9gaff — Ⅰ. gaff [1] ► NOUN 1) a stick with a hook or barbed spear, for landing large fish. 2) Sailing a spar to which the head of a fore and aft sail is bent. ► VERB ▪ seize or impale (a fish) with a gaff. ORIGIN Provençal gaf hook ; related to GAFFE …
10harpoon — /haˈpun / (say hah poohn) noun 1. a barbed, spear like missile attached to a rope, and thrown by hand or shot from a gun, used in catching whales and large fish. 2. Colloquial an additional period taught by a teacher because of the absence of a… …
