dirk.

A long dagger, especially associated with Scottish Highland dress or military use.

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Words that belong together

• Highland dirk
• ceremonial dirk

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A dirk hung at his belt.

The display contained a ceremonial dirk.

The historian described the Highland dirk.

Usage notes

Primary category: fantasy. Forms: Singular dirk; plural dirks. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.