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Harpings   Listen
noun
Harpings  n. pl.  (Written also harpins)  (Naut.) The fore parts of the wales, which encompass the bow of a vessel, and are fastened to the stem.






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"Harpings" Quotes from Famous Books



... favour in his eyes—in those discriminating, ruthless, sight-absorbing glances which none may reciprocate—accept your privileges with a thrill of chastened pride that you may bask in his presence and be worthy his livery and of gladsome mind. The harpings of the sweet singer of Israel could not have been more effectual in the dispersal of depression than the steadfast beams of the sun ...
— My Tropic Isle • E J Banfield



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