(historical) A dagger with a distinctively shaped shaft having two oval swellings at the guard resembling the male testes.

plural of dagger moth

Very sharp

Any insufficient means of attack or defence.

(obsolete, colloquial) A hangman's noose.

A distinctive type of dagger used in Switzerland and by Swiss mercenaries during the 16th century, having two crescent-shaped, inward-bent metal bars delimiting the hilt.

(LGBT, slang) A masculine or butch lesbian. (See usage notes about dyke (“lesbian”).)

Alternative form of push dagger

plural of dagger-axe

(historical) An ancient Chinese pole weapon, in use until the Han dynasty, consisting of a dagger-shaped blade mounted by its tang perpendicular to the pole's shaft.