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leister

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as in harpoon

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About 30 minutes later Mourmouras struck the swordfish with a second harpoon with a detachable dart head, which works much like a flying gaff for other big gamefish species such as marlin.

— Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 26 Aug. 2026
Inuit legend holds that a woman was dragged into the ocean by a harpoon rope after the weapon had hit a narwhal and was transformed into the animal herself.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026

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It is easily knocked over but practical for indoor use when a flat ground base is too big and a steel pike would damage the floors.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
However, those negotiations remain quite choppy; plus, plenty of inflationary risks are in the pike as higher oil and fertilizer prices work their way through the economy in the coming months.

— Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026

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Protective, almost — which makes sense, as its stunning chandeliers are designed to look like the shields and spears of African Masai warriors.

— Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026
The kitchen’s electrical oven roasts them during the daytime; they’re then chilled and served cold, with hot sauce, a ramekin of mayonnaise, and a pile of pickle spears.

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2026

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Additionally, objects of cultural patrimony such as five pairs of moccasins, one coupstick, one Cheyenne cradle board and one lance were returned in the ceremony.

— News Desk, Artforum, 20 Aug. 2026
As for the Speed, the museum returned three ceremonial objects (a rattle, a beaded pipe bag, and a beaded turtle amulet) and 21 other items, among them beaded pouches and bags, moccasins, a coup stick, a cradleboard, and a lance.

— Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of lance

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About 30 minutes later Mourmouras struck the swordfish with a second harpoon with a detachable dart head, which works much like a flying gaff for other big gamefish species such as marlin.

— Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 26 Aug. 2026
The lower spars and booms are Oregon Pine, while the upper masts, gaffs, jackyards, and spinnaker boom are Alaskan Sitka Spruce.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2026

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