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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A type of curved weapon or implement, variously described as a sickle, a pruning hook, or a curved sword like a scimitar. In later depictions it became a combination of a straight sword on one side and a curved blade on the other.
2. 2
   Alternative form of harp. alt-of, alternative, obsolete

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek ἅρπη (hárpē).

Etymology 2

From Middle English harpe.

Related phrases

pruning hook

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