dirk

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dirk - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Dirk \Dirk\, n. [Ir. duirc.]
     A kind of dagger or poniard; -- formerly much used by the
     Scottish Highlander.
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     Dirk knife, a clasp knife having a large, dirklike blade.
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  Dirk \Dirk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dirked; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Dirking.]
     To stab with a dirk. --Sir W. Scott.
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  Dirk \Dirk\, a. [See Dark, a.]
     Dark. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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  Dirk \Dirk\, v. t.
     To darken. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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dirk - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  dirk
      n 1: a relatively long dagger with a straight blade