present participle of harp

(nautical) singular of harpings

(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.

present participle of harp on

(music) A musical instrument consisting of a body and a curved neck, strung with strings of varying length that are stroked or plucked with the fingers and are vertical to the soundboard when viewed from the end of the body

(usually with on) To repeatedly mention a subject. / (transitive) To play on (a harp or similar instrument). / (transitive) To play (a tune) on the harp.

(Ancient Greece) 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.

(obsolete) Alternative form of harp

A surname originating as an occupation for a player of the harp.

plural of harp