Complete Definition of "dirk"

English
Etymology
From Sco. durk.

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)k|-��(r)k

Noun
en-noun
#A long Scottish dagger with a straight blade.
#* 1883: w:Robert Louis Stevenson|Robert Louis Stevenson, w:Treasure Island|Treasure Island
#*: 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.

Verb
dirk
#To stab with a dirk.

See also
w:dirk|Wikipedia articles on Dirks

category:English verbs


Scots

Alternative spellings
durk

Noun
sco-noun

  1. A long Scottish dagger with a straight blade.

Verb
tae dirk

#To stab with a dirk.

category:Scots verbs

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