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Harpoon vs Foreganger - What's the difference?

harpoon | foreganger |

As nouns the difference between harpoon and foreganger

is that harpoon is a spearlike weapon with a barbed head used in hunting whales and large fish while foreganger is (archaic|rare) one who or that which goes before; a forerunner; a harbinger; a predecessor.

As a verb harpoon

is to hunt something with a harpoon.

harpoon

English

(wikipedia harpoon)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A spearlike weapon with a barbed head used in hunting whales and large fish.
  • (slang) A harmonica.

    • Derived terms

    * harpoon fork

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To hunt something with a harpoon.

    • Derived terms

    * harpooner

    See also

    * spear English transitive verbs

    foreganger

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (archaic, rare) One who or that which goes before; a forerunner; a harbinger; a predecessor.
  • (nautical) A short rope grafted on a harpoon, to which a longer line may be attached.
    • (Totten)

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