Thesaurus: dirk

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1. n. A kind of dagger or poniard; -- formerly much used by the Scottish Highlander.
2. v. t. To stab with a dirk.
3. a. Dark.
4. v. t. To darken.
5. n. a relatively long dagger with a straight blade
6. A kind of dagger or poniard; -- formerly much used by the Scottish Highlander. Dirk knife, a clasp knife having a large, dirklike blade. To stab with a dirk. Sir W. Scott. Dark. [Obs.] Chaucer. To darken. [Obs.] Spenser.
7. A kind of dagger or poniard; -- formerly much used by theScottish Highlander. Dirk knife, a clasp knife having a large,dirklike blade.
8. n. a relatively long dagger with a straight blade