toggle iron

noun

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.

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Meanings

nountoggle iron (plural toggle irons)

plural toggle irons

  1. 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.

Origin

From the resemblance of the pivoted crosspiece to a toggle.

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APA

toggle iron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toggle%20iron

MLA

“toggle iron.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toggle%20iron. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “toggle iron,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toggle%20iron.

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