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dag
[< Cdn F < F dague dagger]
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n.
See 1859 quote.
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1797
Laganast . . . very near stabed him but luckyly Macsathy Mouse took the Dag.
1859
I bought from a half-breed a knife of what is called the "dag" pattern, a heavy flat, double-edged blade about eight inches long, of triangular shape, tapering to a point from a width of some two and a half inches at the base.
1938
So . . . the spear broke in his body, and I struck with my dag till he died with his mouth open to slay me.
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