Sword vs. Dirk

Swordnoun

(weaponry) A long-bladed weapon with a hilt, and usually a pommel and cross-guard, which is designed to stab, slash, and/or hack.

Swordnoun

(tarot) A suit in the minor arcana in tarot.

Swordnoun

(tarot) A card of this suit.

Swordnoun

(weaving) One of the end bars by which the lay of a hand loom is suspended.

Swordnoun

(heraldry) The weapon, often used as a heraldic charge.

Swordnoun

An offensive weapon, having a long and usually sharp-pointed blade with a cutting edge or edges. It is the general term, including the small sword, rapier, saber, scimiter, and many other varieties.

Swordnoun

Hence, the emblem of judicial vengeance or punishment, or of authority and power.

Swordnoun

Destruction by the sword, or in battle; war; dissension.

Swordnoun

The military power of a country.

Swordnoun

One of the end bars by which the lay of a hand loom is suspended.

Swordnoun

a cutting or thrusting weapon with a long blade

Sword

A sword is an edged, bladed weapon intended for manual cutting or thrusting. Its blade, longer than a knife or dagger, is attached to a hilt and can be straight or curved.

Dirknoun

A long Scottish dagger with a straight blade.

Dirknoun

A penis; dork.

Dirknoun

A socially unacceptable person; an oddball.

Dirkverb

To stab with a dirk.

Dirkverb

(obsolete) To darken.

Dirknoun

A kind of dagger or poniard; - formerly much used by the Scottish Highlander.

Dirkverb

To stab with a dirk.

Dirkverb

To darken.

Dirkadjective

Dark.

Dirknoun

a long dagger with a straight blade

Dirk

A dirk is a long bladed thrusting dagger. Historically, it was a personal weapon of officers engaged in naval hand-to-hand combat during the Age of Sail as well as the personal sidearm of Highlanders.