dirk

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

DIRK, noun Durk. A kind of dagger or poniard. DIRK, adjective Durk. Dark. DIRK, verb transitive durk. 1. To darken. 2. To poniard; to stab.
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