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A dirk is a long thrusting dagger. Historically, it was a personal weapon of officers engaged in naval hand-to-hand combat during the Age of Sail, as well as the personal sidearm of the officers of Scottish Highland regiments, and Japanese naval officers.
The term is associated with Scotland in the Early Modern Era, being attested from about 1600. The term was spelled dork or durk during the 17th century, presumably from the Dutch, Swedish and Danish dolk, via German dolch, tolch from a West Slavic tulich. The exact etymology is unclear; the sound change from -lk to -rk is rather common in Scots and Northern English loanwords from Danish (as in kirk, smirk from Danish kilche, smilke).[page needed] The modern spelling dirk is probably due to Samuel Johnson's 1755 Dictionary.[citation needed]
The term is also used for "dagger" generically, especially in the context of prehistoric daggers such as the Oxborough dirk.
A thrusting weapon, the naval dirk was originally used as a boarding weapon and functional fighting dagger. It was worn by midshipmen and officers during the days of sail, gradually evolving into a ceremonial weapon and badge of office. In the British Navy, the naval dirk is still presented to junior officers; their basic design has changed little in the last 500 years.
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