Dag"ger (?), n. [Cf. OE. daggen to pierce, F. daguer. See Dag a dagger.]
1.
A short weapon used for stabbing. This is the general term: cf. Poniard, Stiletto, Bowie knife, Dirk, Misericorde, Anlace.
2. Print.
A mark of reference in the form of a dagger [ † ]. It is the second in order when more than one reference occurs on a page; -- called also obelisk.
Dagger moth Zool., any moth of the genus Apatalea. The larvae are often destructive to the foliage of fruit trees, etc. -- Dagger of lath, the wooden weapon given to the Vice in the old Moralities. Shak. -- Double dagger, a mark of reference [ ‡ ] which comes next in order after the dagger. -- To look, ∨ speak, daggers, to look or speak fiercely or reproachfully.
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Dag"ger, v. t.
To pierce with a dagger; to stab.
[Obs.]
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Dag"ger, n. [Perh. from diagonal.]
A timber placed diagonally in a ship's frame.
Knight.
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