dirk

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The Russian leader was also said to have given Mr Kim a tea set and an admiral’s dirk – a dagger.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2024

Prosecutors noted that the knife doesn’t qualify as a dirk or dagger under state law because it was a folding knife in a retracted position.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2022

Behind them, a kilted soldier carried a sheathed dirk at the salute, closely followed by a proud bearer holding on high a bottle of King's Ransom Scotch whiskey.

From Time Magazine Archive

As a "midshipmite" he wore a smart sea jacket, carried a small ivory-handled dirk, emblem of the fact that he was neither an enlisted man nor yet an officer privileged to wear a sword.

From Time Magazine Archive

Bronn had raised himself to one knee, his sword in one hand and his dirk in the other.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin