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- verb Present participle of
harpoon .
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Examples
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Bill Chaprales throwing a harpoonlike device from the pulpit of a “stick” boat (photo), meaning one more commonly used in harpooning giant bluefin tuna or, historically, broadbill swordfish.
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Bill Chaprales throwing a harpoonlike device from the pulpit of a “stick” boat (photo), meaning one more commonly used in harpooning giant bluefin tuna or, historically, broadbill swordfish.
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Bill Chaprales throwing a harpoonlike device from the pulpit of a “stick” boat (photo), meaning one more commonly used in harpooning giant bluefin tuna or, historically, broadbill swordfish.
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I wasn't "harpooning" Ian for his conservation steps.
surf's up 2006
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Also beautiful are the partially missing statue of Tut harpooning pictured at the top and the damaged statue of Tut standing on a panther, both of which I marveled at during my two visits to the "Treasures of Tutankhamun" show at the Metropolitan Museum, back in 1978.
Lee Rosenbaum: Credibility Gap: Two Gilded King Tut Statues Among 18 Objects Purloined From Egyptian Museum Lee Rosenbaum 2011
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Egyptian Museum's gilded wood statue of Tutankhamun harpooning torso and upper limbs of the boy king now missing/Photo from "Treasures of Tutankhamun" traveling exhibition catalogue, 1976
Lee Rosenbaum: Credibility Gap: Two Gilded King Tut Statues Among 18 Objects Purloined From Egyptian Museum Lee Rosenbaum 2011
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The harpooning, historians estimated, happened around 1890, making the fish over 100 years old.
Harpoon Tina Barry 2011
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That gun would be great for harpooning Florida c0ckroaches and Alaskan mosquitos.
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Egyptian Museum's gilded wood statue of Tutankhamun harpooning torso and upper limbs of the boy king now missing/Photo from "Treasures of Tutankhamun" traveling exhibition catalogue, 1976
Lee Rosenbaum: Credibility Gap: Two Gilded King Tut Statues Among 18 Objects Purloined From Egyptian Museum Lee Rosenbaum 2011
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Also beautiful are the partially missing statue of Tut harpooning pictured at the top and the damaged statue of Tut standing on a panther, both of which I marveled at during my two visits to the "Treasures of Tutankhamun" show at the Metropolitan Museum, back in 1978.
Lee Rosenbaum: Credibility Gap: Two Gilded King Tut Statues Among 18 Objects Purloined From Egyptian Museum Lee Rosenbaum 2011
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