Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "dagger" gajere ce, mai nuni da wuƙa mai kaifi biyu, ana amfani da ita azaman makami don soka. Yawanci yana da maki mai kaifi, madaidaici ko lanƙwasa ruwa, da kuma abin hannu da aka tsara don riƙe da hannu ɗaya. Hakanan za'a iya amfani da kalmar "dagger" ta hanyar misali don kwatanta barazana ko haɗari kwatsam ko ba zato ba tsammani.
Do you know whose dagger this is?
Did you notice the dagger the killer used?
- The dagger found...
Did you bring the dagger with you,
There's only one dagger like this
