different between halberd vs harpoon

English

Alternative forms

• halbert

Etymology

(1495) Middle French hallebarde, from Italian alabarda, from Middle High German halmbarte (“broad-axe with handle”), from halm << Proto-Germanic *helmô (“handle”) + barte (“hatchet”) << *bardaz (“broadax”), literally "beard."

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?hælb?d/, /?hælb??d/

Noun

halberd (plural halberds)

1. A hand weapon consisting of a long pole fitted with a metal head; the head consists of a blade similar to an axe and usually a spike or hook.

Derived terms

• halberdier
• halberd fern (Tectaria spp.)
• halberd willow (Salix hastata)

Translations

See also

• twibill

References

• Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.

English

Etymology

From Old French harpon, from Latin harpaga, a rare variant of Latin harpag?, from Ancient Greek ?????? (harpág?, “hook”), from ?????? (harpáz?, “to snatch away, to carry off, to seize, to captivate”). Sense and spelling perhaps influenced by Dutch harpoen (“harpoon”). Doublet of harpagon.

Pronunciation

• (General American) enPR: härpo?on?, IPA^(key): /h????pu?n/
• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: härpo?on?, IPA^(key): /h???pu?n/
• Rhymes: -u?n
• Hyphenation: har?poon

Noun

harpoon (plural harpoons)

1. A spearlike weapon with a barbed head used in hunting whales and large fish.
2. (slang) A harmonica.

Derived terms

• harpoon fork

Translations

Verb

harpoon (third-person singular simple present harpoons, present participle harpooning, simple past and past participle harpooned)

1. (transitive) To shoot something with a harpoon.

Derived terms

• harpooner

Translations

See also

• spear