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Definition of Dirked
1. dirk [v] - See also: dirk
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dirked
Literary usage of Dirked
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"1847 One who had killed his man in a duel, or dirked his friend in a scuffle.
... 1837 He might have been disarmed and shot, or dirked, by the other party. ..."
2. The Apprenticeship Writings of Frank Norris, 1896-1898 by Frank Norris (1996)
"He had seen representations of stabbing on the stage, and had read of some in
novels, and had entertained preconceived ideas as to how a dirked man should ..."
3. Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana, Jr., Jr. Dana (2001)
"... in a grog-shop, making a great noise, with a crowd of Indians and hungry
half-breeds about them, and with a fair prospect of being stripped and dirked, ..."
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