Synonyms for dirk


Grammar : Noun
Spell : durk
Phonetic Transcription : dÉœrk

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Définition of dirk

Origin :
  • c.1600, perhaps from Dirk, the proper name, which was used in Scandinavian for "a picklock." But the earliest spellings were dork, durk (Johnson, 1755, seems to be responsible for the modern spelling), and the earliest association is with Highlanders, however there seems to be no such word in Gaelic, where the proper name is biodag. Another candidate is German dolch "dagger."
  • As in weapon : noun arm, armament
  • As in sword : noun weapon
  • As in dagger : noun knife
Example sentences :
  • I've been scared about Dirk ever since; and now he won't go to Poke's!
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • Dirk surveyed her thoughtfully; he seemed to have no answer ready.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • Then Dirk, the one brother, going astray almost as soon as he was born.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • "I think you may be able to do something, even for Dirk Colson," he said.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • A dozen times on the way home had Dirk been on the point of consigning it to the gutter.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • Let me tell you that Dirk Colson would not have repeated that sentence for the world!
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • I say, Dirk, what do you s'pose all that yarn means about to-morrow night?
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • Poor Dirk, you will remember, if he had thought of it, had no comb with which to experiment.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • A thing which Dirk hated, in common with all persons of his class.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • It made the dark blood flow into black Dirk's indignant face.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
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