Dirk \Dirk\, a. [See {Dark}, a.] Dark. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Dirk \Dirk\, v. t. To darken. [Obs.] --Spenser. Dirk \Dirk\, n. [Ir. duirc.] A kind of dagger or poniard; -- formerly much used by the Scottish Highlander. {Dirk knife}, a clasp knife having a large, dirklike blade. Dirk \Dirk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dirked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dirking}.] To stab with a dirk. --Sir W. Scott.
dirk n : a long dagger with a straight blade