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Definition of dagger noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

dagger

noun
 
/ˈdæɡə(r)/
 
/ˈdæɡər/
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  1. a short pointed knife that is used as a weapon
    • Each man was armed with both sword and dagger.
    see also cloak-and-daggerTopics War and conflictc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • curved
    • sharp
    • ceremonial
    • …
    verb + dagger
    • draw
    • pull out
    • unsheathe
    • …
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    Word Originlate Middle English: perhaps from obsolete dag ‘pierce, stab’, influenced by Old French dague ‘long dagger’.
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at daggers drawn
  1. (British English) if two people are at daggers drawn, they are very angry with each other
glare/look daggers at somebody
  1. to look at somebody in a very angry way
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