A short two-edged knife or dagger typically worn at the girdle.

A dagger, originally one with which the coup de grâce was given. Now historical.

A short pointed weapon; a dagger, poniard, stiletto, lancet. Obsolete.

A type of long dagger or short sword with a hilt shaped like a capital H on its side (becoming more like a capital I over time), usually worn at the…

A small dagger. Obsolete. rare.

A dagger or short sword (knife, n. b) used by huntsmen for cutting up the game, or generally as a weapon. archaic or Historical.

A short and poor knife or dagger. Obsolete.

= panade, n.1

A medieval weapon, a large knife or dagger.

A form of knife or dagger, in former times one of the chief weapons of the Irish kerns, and also in use among the Scottish Highlanders.

A dagger with a dudgeon haft (see sense B. 1). Also figurative. Obsolete.

? a heavy dagger.

A broad, heavy knife or cutlass used as an implement or as a weapon, originating in Central America and the Caribbean.

A Malay dagger, with a blade of a wavy form.

a type of dagger; (probably) one carried in a sheath at the bottom of a person's back; (perhaps) a large dagger; cf. bum-blade n.

? Erroneous variant stiletto, n.

A short dagger with a blade thick in proportion to its breadth.

= khanjar, n.

A dagger made or originating in Pisa.

A (large) clasp knife. Also more fully jockteleg knife. Cf. jackknife, n. 1.

An Eastern dagger.

A short flat dagger. Obsolete.

A short dagger used in India, having a handle of two parallel bars, joined by a cross-piece which forms the part grasped by the hand.

A small sword or dagger worn on the belt by the ancient Greeks and (later) the Romans. Cf. parazone, n.

(see quot. 1754).

A knife such as that used by the North American Indians in scalping their enemies.

A cut-and-thrust knife. Also attributive.

= machete, n.

A large knife.

(perhaps) a dagger with a guard; in quot. attributive of the shape of a certain cut of ‘whiskers’ (i.e. moustaches).

= scalping-knife, n.

A curved knife, broader at the point than at the handle, and usually having the keen edge on the concave side, used by the Gurkas of India.

a small dagger carried by Highlanders (now only as an ornament), frequently thrust into the stocking.

A large heavy machete with a blade broader at the end than at the base and a concave cutting edge, used in Malaysia and Indonesia for clearing…

A stiletto, dagger.

(a) a knife worn on or tucked into a belt, typically for use as a weapon or hunting knife; (b) U.S. a cutting or splitting machine with a…

A large knife, with a blade from ten to fifteen inches long and above an inch broad, curved and double-edged near the point, carried as a weapon…

A scalping-knife. rare.

a dagger-like knife encased in a sheath.

A bowie-knife: also Arkansas toothpick. U.S. slang.

A small Malayan dagger.

= snick-a-snee, n. 2.

Something that tickles or is used for tickling. A small knife or pistol carried on the person (U.S. colloquial).

= bowie-knife, n.

a large knife; formerly also, a sword.

In East Africa: a large two-edged knife, used mainly as a weapon. Also more fully simi knife, simi sword.

A large knife used by the Franks in hunting and in war; identified by antiquaries with a particular type of weapon found in Teutonic burial-mounds.

(Among Caucasians and Kurds) = hanjar, n., hanjar, khanjar, n.

In medieval fencing: a dagger carried in the left hand and used to parry a stroke or thrust; = main gauche, n. Obsolete. rare.

A dagger carried in the left hand to parry a stroke or thrust, and used in conjunction with a rapier. Cf. left-hander, n. 3.

A dagger or short sword manufactured without a hilt-guard, so that the hilt fits flush with the scabbard.

A short sword or dagger worn in the sash, esp. by warriors.

a large pocket-knife or jack-knife.

A broad-bladed dagger or short sword of which the blade has the breadth of five fingers.

a knife, typically with a double-edged blade and a knuckleduster on the handle, used for hand-to-hand fighting in trenches, as on a trench raid…

A traditional Finnish knife, esp. one with a wooden hilt and a single curved edge, worn on the belt and used as a working tool.

Esp. in East Africa and South Africa: a large, heavy knife with a long, broad blade, used for cutting undergrowth and firewood or as a weapon.

a dagger which has a cross-guard.

a weapon with the blade held in the handle by a catch which can be released with a flick of the finger.

a type of small flick knife popular in Jamaica.

A type of dagger of Okinawan origin characterized by two sharp prongs curving outward from the hilt and often used as one of a pair.

= ratchet knife n. at compounds 2.