Plural of dagger

regular plural

The plural of dagger is daggers.

Forms of dagger

We growled as short sica daggers flashed from the folds of many robes.2016 August 29, Kevin Logan, Actual Love: A Novel Inspired By True Events, Lulu Press, Inc, →ISBN. From the entry sica
He whispered to Delilah and—as mad as blazes—the pair stared daggers at me and huffed off.2005, Elaine Hatfield, Richard L. Rapson, The Adventures of Firefly, the Tiny Detective, page 22. From the entry Billy-be-damned
Their popularity began to fade as soon as red copper daggers appeared on the scene.2004, Jean Guilaine, Jean Zammit, The Origins of War: Violence in Prehistory, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 173. From the entry red copper
MACHAROMANCY: Use of swords, daggers, and knives as instruments of divination.[1973, Walter B. Gibson, Litzka R. Gibson, The Complete Illustrated Book of Divination and Prophecy, London: Souvenir Press, published…. From the entry macharomancy
The gaunt men carried swords and daggers with a new familiarity, and even the women had poniards belted at their waists.2003, Christopher Paolini, “Dragon Tales”, in Eragon, pages 22-23. From the entry poniard

noun A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but with a short, double-edged blade.
noun The typographical mark †.
noun 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.

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