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| 99% | 4 | Exact Match! | ||
noun • a relatively long dagger with a straight blade | ||||
| 95% | 5 | Exact Match! | ||
noun • A quantity of yarn, thread, or the like, put up together, after it is taken from the reel. A skein of cotton yarn is formed by eighty turns of the thread around a fifty-four inch reel. • A web, a weave, a tangle. • The membrane of a fish ovary. • (wagonmaking) A metallic strengthening band or thimble on the wooden arm of an axle. • (provincial England) A group of wild fowl, (e.g. geese, goslings) when they are in flight. • A winning streak. • A double-edged, leaf-shaped, typically bronze dagger formerly used in Ireland and Scotland. | ||||
| 37% | 6 | Traditional Scottish weapon | ||
noun • a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing • a character used in printing to indicate a second cross reference or footnote when the asterisk has already been used | ||||
Scottish Dagger
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DIRK which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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DIRK
Updated: October 13, 2023
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