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- noun Plural form of
dirk . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
dirk .
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Examples
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They carried carbines, pistols, pointed knives known as dirks and equally pointed bursts of anger.
Metro Times 2009
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They carried carbines, pistols, pointed knives known as dirks and equally pointed bursts of anger.
Metro Times 2009
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Some prompted by passion in the delirium of intemperance, had recource to weapons of the most deadly violence, such as dirks and pistols.
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Section 3: All fire-arms of every description, and bowie knives and dirks, are included within the prohibition of this ordinance.
The Volokh Conspiracy » The Right to Carry Concealed Guns Debate: Pretty Similar in 1872 and in 2010 2010
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They were serious men, and the dirks and swords were real.
Sick Cycle Carousel 2010
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After a good deal of amiable discussion, they agreed that Rupert was likely the best among them at dirks, and he took over the lesson.
Sick Cycle Carousel 2010
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By that time the rest of us had our dirks out, stroking them, and were standing close behind Inez.
The Lensman's Children Fred Kiesche 2010
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There were perhaps sixty or seventy men, all dressed in their best, festooned with dirks, swords, pistols, and sporrans, milling about in the courtyard nearest the entrance to the Great Hall.
Sick Cycle Carousel 2010
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By that time the rest of us had our dirks out, stroking them, and were standing close behind Inez.
Archive 2010-03-01 Fred Kiesche 2010
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Section 3: All fire-arms of every description, and bowie knives and dirks, are included within the prohibition of this ordinance.
The Volokh Conspiracy » The Right to Carry Concealed Guns Debate: Pretty Similar in 1872 and in 2010 2010
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