DAGGERED
Verb
daggered
simple past tense and past participle of dagger
Source: Wiktionary
DAGGER
Dag"ger, n. Etym: [Cf. OE. daggen to pierce, F. daguer. See Dag a dagger.]
1. A short weapon used for stabbing. This is the general term: cf. Poniard, Stiletto, Bowie knife, Dirk, Misericorde, Anlace.
2. (Print.)
Definition: A mark of reference in the form of a dagger [|]. It is the second in order when more than one reference occurs on a page; -- called also obelisk. Dagger moth (Zoöl.), any moth of the genus Apatalea. The larvæ are often destructive to the foliage of fruit trees, etc.
– Dagger of lath, the wooden weapon given to the Vice in the old Moralities. Shak.
– Double dagger, a mark of reference [||] which comes next in order after the dagger.
– To look, or speak, daggers, to look or speak fiercely or reproachfully.
Dag"ger, v. t.
Definition: To pierce with a dagger; to stab. [Obs.]
Dag"ger, n. Etym: [Perh. from diagonal.]
Definition: A timber placed diagonally in a ship's frame. Knight.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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