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Entry 4 senses · 4 variants Webster, 1913

Dirk

/dẽrk/ · IPA /dɝk/
01 n. A kind of dagger or poniard; -- formerly much used by the Scottish Highlander.
  1. 1.
    A kind of dagger or poniard; -- formerly much used by the Scottish Highlander.
Phrases & compounds
Dirk knife — a clasp knife having a large, dirklike blade.
02 v. t. To stab with a dirk.
imp. & p. p. Dirked; p. pr. & vb. n. Dirking
  1. 1.
    To stab with a dirk.
03 a. Dark.
  1. 1.
    Dark.[Obs.]
04 v. t. To darken.
  1. 1.
    To darken.[Obs.]