单词 | hakapik |
释义 | hakapikn. A tool used (originally in Norway) in seal hunting, having a long wooden shaft set at right angles to a metal head with a long curved point at one end and a short blunt end at the other. ΚΠ 1969 Chilliwack (Brit. Columbia) Progress 16 Apr. 13/2 S.P.C.A. News... The skinning of live baby seals caused world-wide repercussions... The Norwegian Fisheries is cooperating... A special instrument called a ‘hakapik’ that entails instant killing, must be used. Stamping and kicking to death is now punishable. 1990 BBC Wildlife Nov. 762/2 Sealers frequently did not bother to use the blunt end of the hakapik to stun seal pups, as they should do, before piercing their brains with the spike. 2012 Breaking News: globeandmail.com (Nexis) 20 Mar. An annual battle between sealers with their hakapiks and the animal-rights groups with their cameras documenting the kill. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1969 |
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