Associations to the word «Dirk»

Wiktionary

DIRK, noun. A long Scottish dagger with a straight blade.
DIRK, noun. (US) (Midwest) (dated) (slang) A penis; dork.
DIRK, noun. (US) (Midwest) (dated) (slang) A socially unacceptable person; an oddball.
DIRK, verb. To stab with a dirk.
DIRK, verb. (obsolete) To darken.
DIRK, proper noun. A male given name of German and Dutch origin, cognate to Derek.
DIRK KNIFE, noun. A clasp knife with a large blade like that of a dirk.
DIRK KNIVES, noun. Plural of dirk knife

Dictionary definition

DIRK, noun. A relatively long dagger with a straight blade.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats