dirks

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Scope note
Highland Scottish sheath knives, daggerlike in appearance, having a blade with a single full-length cutting edge and a back which has a sharpened edge extending up for a short distance from the point, and a grip swelling in the center with a disc-shaped pommel. Also, short swords or daggers carried by navy officers in the 18th and 19th centuries.
dirks
Accepted term: 27-Jan-2025