† ˈharping-spearObs. = harping-iron. 1657–83J. Evelyn Hist. Religion (1850) I. 82 Even him [Leviathan], with his harping spear, he boldly encounters.1738tr.G. de Lucca's Mem. 248 These Harping-Spears are pointed..extreamly sharp, with Beards to hinder them from coming out.