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toggle iron

toggle iron noun: a harpoon with one or more pivoted crosspieces in a mortise near the point to prevent it from being drawn out when a whale, shark, or other animal, is harpooned.

toggle iron: a harpoon with one or more pivoted crosspieces in a mortise near the point to prevent it from being...
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Noun

toggle iron (plural toggle irons)

  1. A harpoon with one or more pivoted crosspieces in a mortise near the point to prevent it from being drawn out when a whale, shark, or other animal, is harpooned.

Forms of toggle iron

pluraltoggle irons

Origin of toggle iron

From the resemblance of the pivoted crosspiece to a toggle.

Questions about toggle iron

What does toggle iron mean?
Toggle iron means a harpoon with one or more pivoted crosspieces in a mortise near the point to prevent it from being drawn out when a whale, shark, or other animal, is harpooned.
What part of speech is toggle iron?
Toggle iron is a noun.
What is the plural of toggle iron?
The plural of toggle iron is toggle irons.

Words near toggle iron in the dictionary

  1. togglability
  2. togglable
  3. toggle
  4. toggle bolt
  5. toggle bolts
  6. toggle iron
  7. toggle irons
  8. toggle joint
  9. toggle joints
  10. toggle switch
  11. toggle switches

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