The Claymore is worn on the left side, the dirk on the right, and the Skean Dhu in the stocking […]

In this kit was the ‘Officer of the Watch’ telescope from Dolland and Sons, presented to me by my godmother, Inman's Nautical Tables, a parallel ruler, and, of course, a dirk.

The word dick itself serves as model for two variants which are probably Midwestern, dirk and dork, also meaning "penis"...

...on at least one Midwestern campus a dirk may be an "oddball" student, while a prick (more common) is of course an offensive one.

Roland Graeme has dirked Adam Woodstock — that is all.” ¶ “Good Heaven!” said the Lady, turning pale as ashes, “is the man slain?”

For these offenses, I was informed privately, by a worthy English settler, who had been like me seduced by Mr. Birkbeck, they had hired a man to dirk me for ten dollars, the usual price of blood in this country, as Mr. Chichester says.

Thy wast bignes but combers the grownd, / And dirks the beauty of my blossomes rownd.

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