toggle iron
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English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Whaling_harpoon.jpg/220px-Whaling_harpoon.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]From the resemblance of the pivoted crosspiece to a toggle.
Noun
[edit]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.