Definitions
Long straight dagger, especially in Scottish use.
Word origin
Etymology unknown, apparently from Scots dirk.
Used in a sentence
“The Claymore is worn on the left side, the dirk on the right, and the Skean Dhu in the stocking […]”
“In half a minute he had reached the port scuppers, and picked, out of a coil of rope, a long knife, or rather a short dirk, discolored to the hilt with blood.”
“In this kit was the ‘Officer of the Watch’ telescope from Dolland and Sons, presented to me by my godmother, Inman's Nautical Tables, a parallel ruler, and, of course, a dirk.”
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01“Scottish dagger”4 letters
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