daggers

Noun (1)

dagger (plural daggers)

1. 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 Winchester.1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 34

   Synonyms:

   dirk, knife

2. The typographical mark †.

   Synonyms:

   obelisk, obelus

3. A point scored near the end of the game (clutch time) to take or increase the scorer's team lead, so that they are likely to win.
   • His last-minute 3-point dagger silenced the criticism for his so-called failure to come up big in big moments.

Noun (2)

dagger (plural daggers)

1. A timber placed diagonally in a ship's frame.
   • DAGGER. A piece of timber that faces on to the poppets of the bilgeways, and crosses them diagonally , to keep them together1812, David Steel, The Elements and Practice of Naval Architecture

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