Mark TwainI persuaded him to throw the dirk away and it was as easy as persuading a child to give up some bright fresh new way of killing itself.
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A dirk or dagger is a very simple weapon consisting of a single-edged blade with an inwardly curved handle. The curve of the handle is meant to be gripped by the hand in such a way that the blade slips in between the thumb and index finger. It is used primarily for stabbing attacks. The word dirk comes from the Anglo-Norman diour (doure) which means “a knife”. The modern meaning of the word is “a long thin sharp weapon; especially, a dagger with a small handle.”
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