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What is harpings?

What is harpings? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (nautical) The front part of the wales of a vessel, around the bow and fastened to the stem; used to provide protection from the seas.
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My harpings all die in the air, and leave me but a scanty purse, poor clothing, and no roof over my head.
Trumpetings and harpings and angry shouts were answering from a throng of Britons gathering along the shore.
The Hall of Cynddylan is voiceless and still, The sound of its harpings hath died on the hill!
Let her be contented with her Grimods and oysters, and leave Julia to listen to the harpings of Apollo in peace.
Diagonals are the several lines on the draughts, delineating the station of the harpings and ribs, to form the body by.
Harpings in the bow of a vessel are decried as rendering the ship uneasy.

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