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dagger

Pronunciation: /ˈdagə/

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Definition of dagger

noun

1a short knife with a pointed and edged blade, used as a weapon: he drew his dagger and stabbed the leader
Printinganother term for obelus.

2a moth with a dark dagger-shaped marking on the forewing.
- Genus Acronicta, family Noctuidae: several species

Phrases

be at daggers drawn: British (of two people) be bitterly hostile towards each other: they have been at daggers drawn for weeks over tactics
look (or glare) daggers at: glare very angrily at: she flung the fork down, looking daggers at him