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Definition of dirk

as in dagger

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Noun

Police said Johnson was on probation for a previous conviction for possession of a dirk or dagger at the time of his arrest. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026 Additionally, one person was arrested on suspicion of possessing a dirk or dagger, police said. — City News Service, Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026 Richardson, who is in federal custody, was originally charged with a felony count of criminal threats, a felony count of possessing brass knuckles, a count of possessing a dirk or dagger, all felonies, and a misdemeanor count of possession of a large-capacity magazine. — City News Service, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026 He has been charged on suspicion of committing three felonies, making criminal threats, possession of brass knuckles and possession of a dirk or dagger, Orange County prosecutors said in a criminal complaint. — David K. Li, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2025 California, which is also in the Ninth Circuit, bans the possession of an even wider assortment of bladed weapons, including dirks, daggers, ballistic knives, belt buckle knives, lipstick case knives, cane swords, and more. — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 9 Aug. 2023

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Noun

His 29-yard gain on a rollout from Craig helped TCU deliver the dagger and also showed why the coaching staff is so high on the Mansfield High alum.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Sep. 2026
The dagger fourth goal was an own-goal by Zorhan Bassong, who accidentally headed the ball into his own net.

— Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of dagger

Verb

While the gold seemed all-but hers, Andrade came up short on her second vault, a comparatively simple Lopez vault, piking down and stepping over the line to incur a neutral deduction.

— Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
This works best for larger pike fillets (pike in the 22-inch to 30-inch range).

— Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 15 Sep. 2023

Definition of pike

Verb

Then Kekere-Ekun will quill piece by piece using colored paper, ribbons and parts of canvases before it's eventually completed.

— CNN, CNN, 2 Nov. 2022
For six weeks last summer the DC-8 and a pair of Twin Otters similarly quilled with atmospheric-sampling instruments flew through more than 100 different columns.

— Kyle Dickman, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2020

Definition of quill

Noun

Witnesses later told officers what led to the stabbing and directed them to a home in the 1700 block of Depot Road, where officers found a knife believed to have been used in the attack, along with other evidence.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Use a utility or X-Acto knife to trim the excess film from the right side and bottom of the window.

— Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of knife

Verb

Of the 300,000 Chinese slaughtered by the Japanese Imperial Army during a six-week period, most were civilians who were were bayoneted, machine-gunned and burned alive.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
There were injuries this time, with some students bayoneted for not retreating.

— Paula Schleis, cincinnati.com, 2 May 2020

Definition of bayonet

Noun

Chris Cooper, a political scientist at Western Carolina University (of no relation to the candidate), sometimes jokes that Roy Cooper is like Mister Rogers, if Mister Rogers carried a switchblade.

— David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026
If the trade does go through as is, then other questions about the Raptors sprout up — namely, what is to come of RJ Barrett, the 26-year-old switchblade entering the final season of his contract and eligible for an extension this summer.

— Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 July 2026

Definition of switchblade

Verb

Davidson was thrust into a reality-TV world of prying paparazzi and untold media scrutiny.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
While William and Harry have so far declined to comment on their uncle’s book, Wharfe said there was an expectation that the 30-year anniversary of their mother’s death wold inevitably thrust her into the spotlight once again.

— Katie Nicholl, Vanity Fair, 28 Sep. 2026

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