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DAG'GER, n.
A short weapon used for stabbing. This is the
general term: cf. Poniard, Stiletto, Bowie
knife, Dirk, Misericorde, Anlace.
A mark of reference in the
form of a dagger [†]. It is the second in order when more than
one reference occurs on a page; -- called also
obelisk.
Dagger moth (Zoöl.), any moth of the genus Apatalea. The larvæ are often destructive to the foliage of fruit trees, etc. -- Dagger of lath, the wooden weapon given to the Vice in the old Moralities. Shak. -- Double dagger, a mark of reference [‡] which comes next in order after the dagger. -- To look, or speak, daggers, to look or speak fiercely or reproachfully. To pierce with a
dagger; to stab.
[Obs.] A timber placed diagonally in a ship's
frame.
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