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dirk definition

dirk (dʉrk)

noun

a long, straight dagger

Etymology: so spelled by Dr. Johnson; earlier dork, durk < ?

transitive verb

to stab with a dirk

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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