OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 4010

dagger

/ˈdæɡə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
daga • puñal • serranil
A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but with a short, double-edged blade.
The dagger, under the title cultellum and misericorde, has been the constant companion of the sword, at least from the days of Edward I. and is mentioned in the statute of Winchest…
obelus
The typographical mark †.
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