DAGGERING

Noun

daggering (countable and uncountable, plural daggerings)

A stab from, or as if from, a dagger.

A type of dance associated with dancehall, where dancers simulate dry sex to the musical beat.

Verb

daggering

present participle of dagger

Source: Wiktionary

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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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