Definition of "dirk" [dirk]

• A dagger. (noun)
• To stab with a dirk. (verb-transitive)

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• "Report Abuse how the F can you call dirk unlikeable, much less "dislikable"?"
• "In this case the dirk is a real dirk, which the man takes and stabs himself with on the left side, below the navel, drawing it across to the right side."
• "Archy's eyes sparkled, for the loss of his dirk was a bitter memory."