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toggle_iron
toggle iron
English
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Whaling harpoon with a toggle iron at its point
Noun
toggle iron (plural toggle irons)
- 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.