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dirk

[durk] / dɜrk /




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The Russian leader was also said to have given Mr Kim a tea set and an admiral’s dirk – a dagger.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2024

Prosecutors noted that the knife doesn’t qualify as a dirk or dagger under state law because it was a folding knife in a retracted position.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2022

Author Bullen was firstmate of many a sperm-whale Mutinies, dirk play and shipwreck engross the Cachalot's log around the world.*

From Time Magazine Archive

Wisconsin's Joe McCarthy was itching for a chance to plant a dirk in the Administration's side, until he was reminded that Bridges stood by him in the censure episode.

From Time Magazine Archive

The blue knight climbed unsteady to his feet, and raised his dirk in the direction of Renly Baratheon, the salute of a champion to his king.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin