Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A dagger.
- transitive verb To stab with a dirk.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To poniard; stab.
- noun A stabbing weapon; a dagger.
- noun The common side-arm of a midshipman in the British naval service. It is usually straight, but is sometimes a very short, curved cutlas.
- An occasional Middle English and Scotch form of
dark .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A kind of dagger or poniard; -- formerly much used by the Scottish Highlander.
- noun a clasp knife having a large, dirklike blade.
- adjective obsolete Dark.
- transitive verb To stab with a dirk.
- transitive verb obsolete To darken.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A long
Scottish dagger with a straight blade. - verb To
stab with a dirk. - verb obsolete To
darken .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a relatively long dagger with a straight blade
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Report Abuse how the F can you call dirk unlikeable, much less "dislikable"?
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In this case the dirk is a real dirk, which the man takes and stabs himself with on the left side, below the navel, drawing it across to the right side.
Tales of Old Japan Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford Redesdale 1876
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Archy's eyes sparkled, for the loss of his dirk was a bitter memory.
Cutlass and Cudgel George Manville Fenn 1870
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However those firms working heavily in the private sector are really not having a good time at the moment. "dirk" wrote in message news: 6054991@discussion. autodesk.com ...
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-- Joshua Tapp "dirk" wrote in message news: 6054991@discussion. autodesk.com ...
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This time, Josh's early offense wasn't the result of step-back jumpers; three of his four first-quarter makes were layups or dunks. dirk made 16 shots for 26 points. dirk makes shot ref to scorers table: "1 point" dirk: "c'mon ref, i shot from behind the arc!" ref: "i said 1 point, you nazi!
Mavs Moneyball 2009
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This time she sat bolt upright, eyes opened, dirk at the ready.
Healing the Highlander Melissa Mayhue 2011
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He strode toward her, not appearing the least intimidated by the dirk she brandished.
Healing the Highlander Melissa Mayhue 2011
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Not even when he grabbed her wrist and twirled her around, slamming her back into his hard chest as he knocked the dirk from her hand.
Healing the Highlander Melissa Mayhue 2011
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Dropping the stone, she rummaged in the pocket hanging from her belt and pulled out the little dirk Maisey had given her and held it up in front of her.
Healing the Highlander Melissa Mayhue 2011
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