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Dirk

A dirk is a long-bladed thrusting dagger. Historically, it gained its name from the Highland dirk (Scottish Gaelic biodag) where 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. It was also the traditional sidearm of the Highland Clansman and later used by the…

Naval dirk, Highland dirk & Etymology

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Etymology

Highland dirk

Naval dirk

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Dirk

Nodes30
Edges29
Triples46
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.066667
Components1

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Dirk

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related to Naval dirk · 22
Dirk → After, During, In, In March, July, Later, MVD, Navy Ministry, October, October Revolution, On December, President, Putin, Royal Navy, Russian, Russian Empire, Russian Federation, Soviet, State Duma, The
related to Etymology · 11
Dirk → Danish, Dictionary, Dutch, Early Modern Era, German, Oxborough, Samuel Johnson's, Scotland, Swedish, The, West Slavic Tillich
related to Highland dirk · 8
Dirk → Highland, Highland Cathairean, Highlander, Scottish, Scottish Gaelic, Scottish Highland, The, The Scottish
is a · 2
Dirk → long-bladed thrusting dagger, probable development from the 16th century but like all medieval societies
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Dirk → Spotlight, The Scottish Dirk

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naval officers highland dirks weapon scottish also dagger sword highlanders traditional many dress uniform weapons gaelic combat later used sidearm

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Dirkis along-bladed thrusting dagger0.90text
Dirkis aprobable development from the 16th century but like all medieval societies0.90text
the Oxborough dirkinstance ofespecially in the context of prehistoric daggers0.80text
Dirkrelated to EtymologyThe0.60section
Dirkrelated to EtymologyScotland0.60section
Dirkrelated to EtymologyEarly Modern Era0.60section
Dirkrelated to EtymologyDanish0.60section
Dirkrelated to EtymologyDutch0.60section
Dirkrelated to EtymologySwedish0.60section
Dirkrelated to EtymologyGerman0.60section
Dirkrelated to EtymologyWest Slavic Tillich0.60section
Dirkrelated to EtymologySamuel Johnson's0.60section

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