Defn: A grappling iron. [Obs.]
HARPER
Harp"er, n. Etym: [AS. hearpere.]
1. A player on the harp; a minstrel. The murmuring pines and the hemlocks . . . Stand like harpers hoar, with beards that rest on their bosoms. Longfellow.
2. A brass coin bearing the emblem of a harp, — formerly current in Ireland. B. Jonson.
HARPING
Harp"ing, a.
Defn: Pertaining to the harp; as, harping symphonies. Milton.
HARPING IRON
Harp"ing i`ron. Etym: [F.harper to grasp strongly. See Harpoon.]
Defn: A harpoon. Evelyn.
HARPINGS
Harp"ings, n. pl. (Naut.)
Defn: The fore parts of the wales, which encompass the bow of a vessel, and are fastened to the stem. [Written also harpins.] Totten.