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dagger definition

dag·ger (dag′ər)

noun

  1. a weapon with a short, pointed blade, used for stabbing
  2. a symbol (†) used as a reference mark or to indicate that a person listed has died

Etymology: ME daggere < OFr dague < OProv daga

transitive verb

  1. to stab with a dagger
  2. to mark with a dagger
dagger Idioms

look daggers at

to look at with anger or hatred

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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