Vocabulary : Harpooning to Harridan

Harpooning : of Harpoon
Harpress : A female harper.
Harpsichon : A harpsichord.
Harpsichord : A harp-shaped instrument of music set horizontally on legs, like the grand piano, with strings of wire, played by the fingers, by means of keys provided with quills, instead of hammers, for striking the strings. It is now superseded by the piano.
Harpy : A fabulous winged monster, ravenous and filthy, having the face of a woman and the body of a vulture, with long claws, and the face pale with hunger. Some writers mention two, others three. ;; One who is rapacious or ravenous; an extortioner. ;; The European moor buzzard or marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus). ;; A large and powerful, double-crested, short-winged American eagle (Thrasaetus harpyia). It ranges from Texas to Brazil.

Harquebus : Alt. of Harquebuse
Harquebuse : A firearm with match holder, trigger, and tumbler, made in the second half of the 15th century. the barrel was about forty inches long. A form of the harquebus was subsequently called arquebus with matchlock.
Harrage : To harass; to plunder from.
Harre : A hinge.
Harridan : A worn-out strumpet; a vixenish woman; a hag.

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