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noun

Dagger n.

A short weapon used for stabbing. This is the general term: cf. Poniard, Stiletto, Bowie knife, Dirk, Misericorde, Anlace.

(Print.) A mark of reference in the form of a dagger. It is the second in order when more than one reference occurs on a page; called also obelisk.

Dagger moth (Zool.), any moth of the genus Apatalea. The larvae are often destructive to the foliage of fruit trees, etc.

Dagger of lath, the wooden weapon given to the Vice in the old Moralities.

Double dagger, a mark of reference which comes next in order after the dagger.

To look daggers, or To speak daggers, to look or speak fiercely or reproachfully.

Dagger n. A timber placed diagonally in a ship's frame.

verb

Dagger v. t. To pierce with a dagger; to stab. (Obs.)

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Dagger" Quotes from Famous Books

... turned upon her would-be rescuer. With foam-flecked lips and bared fangs the mad sun-worshiper battled with the tenfold power of the maniac. In the blood lust of his fury the creature had undergone a sudden reversion to type, which left him a wild beast, forgetful of the dagger that projected from his belt—thinking only of nature's weapons with which his ...

— The Return of Tarzan • Edgar Rice Burroughs

... defective," Mr. Fentolin remarked, "on one point only. The good woman is obsessed by the idea that her husband and sons are still calling to her from the Dagger Rocks. It is almost pitiful to meet her wandering about there on a stormy night. The seacoasts are full of these little village tragedies—real tragedies, too, however insignificant they may ...

— The Vanished Messenger • E. Phillips Oppenheim

... combat with the sons of Roderick at Drumraitte (1237), "not to shoot but to come to a close fight." It is possible, however, that this order may have reference to the old Irish weapon, the javelin or dart. The pike, the battle-axe, the sword, and skein, or dagger, both parties had in common, though their construction was different. The favourite tactique, on both sides, seems to have been the old military expedient of outflanking an enemy, and attacking him simultaneously ...

— A Popular History of Ireland - From the earliest period to the emancipation of the Catholics • Thomas D'Arcy McGee

... sat down on the limb of a fallen tree. Resistance was quite useless, with no weapon save a dagger, and no ...

— Beatrix of Clare • John Reed Scott

... his only weapon, his dagger, into her hands. For an instant he gazed at her tense white face; then bending over her, he kissed her once and put her ...

— The Yoke - A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children - of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt • Elizabeth Miller

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