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DIRK
dirk
(noun) a relatively long dagger with a straight blade
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Dirk
A male given name from German, Dutch, equivalent to Derek.
Etymology
Noun
dirk (plural dirks)
A long Scottish dagger with a straight blade.
(Midwest US, dated, slang) A penis; dork.
(Midwest US, dated, slang) A socially unacceptable person; an oddball.
Verb
dirk (third-person singular simple present dirks, present participle dirking, simple past and past participle dirked)
To stab with a dirk.
(obsolete) To darken.
The beaute the whiche clothes a derknesse of a forleten and despised elde hadde duskid and dirked, as it is wont to dirken besmokede ymages
Source: Wiktionary
Dirk, n. Etym: [Ir. duirc.]
Definition: A kind of dagger or poniard; -- formerly much used by the Scottish Highlander. Dirk knife, a clasp knife having a large, dirklike blade.
Dirk, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dirked; p. pr. & vb. n. Dirking.]
Definition: To stab with a dirk. Sir W. Scott.
Dirk, a. Etym: [See Dark, a.]
Definition: Dark. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Dirk, v. t.
Definition: To darken. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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