Dirk
1 Americannoun
noun
verb (used with object)
noun
verb
Etymology
Origin of dirk
1595–1605; originally Scots; of obscure etymology
Example Sentences
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The Russian leader was also said to have given Mr Kim a tea set and an admiral’s dirk – a dagger.
From BBC
Prosecutors noted that the knife doesn’t qualify as a dirk or dagger under state law because it was a folding knife in a retracted position.
From Los Angeles Times
Howard County Police said Cody Carroll Porter, 21, died after his dirk bike struck a tree at Pig Tail Recreation Area in Dayton.
From Washington Times
A pageboy slips and jostles the beautiful Morgan le Fay, who casually shoves a dirk into his heart.
From Washington Post
De’Aundre Marquise Bonds, 40, is charged with assault with a deadly weapon, carrying a dirk or dagger and felony vandalism with prior convictions, prosecutors said.
From Los Angeles Times
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