In another moment swords and dirks were drawn on both sides, but the Lord President and Macleod laid hold of Mackenzie and hurried him from the Court.
He then retired into a separate apartment, and called them in one by one, when they were each, as they entered, stabbed with dirks through the body by a set of murderous savages whom he had engaged and posted inside the room for the purpose.
Dorothy will see to her," said Simon; "surprise and fear kill not; skenes and dirks do.
He knew piping, the fellow with me, and the tear came to his cheek, thinking of the old days and the old ploys among the dirks and sgians.
Who they are, and what their tartan, it is not for one to tell who has no heed for a thousand dirks in his doublet, but they may be known by the lucky ones who hear them.
Wise of Virginia, went armed with pistols and dirks to the meeting of a committee of Congress, and threatened to shoot a witness while giving his testimony.
Several affrays, wherein pistols, dirks and knives were used, lately occurred at Mobile.
On that river I have frequently seen flat boats loaded with them, and their keepers armed with pistols and dirks to guard them.
Last of all our dirks were thrust into our girdles and my revolvers and cartridges placed on a red lacquer tray to be carried after us with our swords.
Prodding dirksdrove me across to the front of the torture chamber, where a frame with curtains of split bamboo had been set up on the matting of the raised floor.
At a sign from him, we handed over our swords and dirks to a pair of his own retainers, while he gave his sword alone into the keeping of one of the hatamotos.
Whereupon, with a low growl, the retainers drew their dirks and pressed close round.
The tale of the sake and dirks must have been the invention of the foe.
So Pikes continued to be hammered, whether those Dirks of improved structure with barbs be 'meant for the West-India market,' or not meant.
Before we could hurry down to join the fugitives they observed for themselves that the pursuit had declined to this solitary person, so up they drew (all but one of them), with dirks or sgians out to give him his welcome.
The fact is, we were within five minutes of getting a wheen Stewart dirks in our doublets, and if there was no brulzie on foot we were even yet as good as lost on Brae Lochaber.
I have no doubt but for their gentry there had been dirks in us before we reached Corryarick.
I never declared my apprehension and belief, that if he were elected, we should be obliged to legislate with pistols and dirks by our side.
It first appeared in 1825; and stated that I had said, in a public address, that if General Jackson should be elected, we must be guarded with pistols and dirksto defend ourselves while legislating here.
Having returned their dirks to the sheath, they continued to advance towards the crest of the transverse sand-spar, as cautiously as at starting.
Hastily they tucked away the possible cause of offence to their Captain, bundled their cleaning-rags into a cupboard, snatched their dirks off the rack, and hurried on deck.
I'll be all right when this beastly weather lets up," he said to Dirks one Sunday night.
When Dirks had gone Quin opened his letter and read: Dear Quin: I am rushing this off to the factory in the hope that they have your address and can get into communication with you at once.
His interest still clung to Bartlett & Bangs, and the only times of forgetfulness that he had were when he and Dirks were discussing the business of the firm.
The elaborate display of revolvers, dirks and brass knuckles in shop windows creates a most unfavorable impression on visitors.
On the afternoon of the 5th many had their broadswords and dirks sharpened, and some partook of the Sacrament in the churches.
Having returned their dirks to the sheath, they continued to advance towards the crest of the transverse sand-spur, as cautiously as at starting.
From the time of the first Dirk to the close of the thirteenth century there were nearly four hundred years of unbroken male descent, a long line of Dirks and Florences.
But of the second party, most had pistols at the belt, and almost all had dirks hanging at the pouches which they wore in front.
Dark of complexion, short and broad, some of them wore earrings, and, without exception, they carried dirks and now and then both pistols and dirks in their belts.
He wondered what was the present mission of the schooner, and he thought of the bronze eighteen-pounder, and of the dirks and pistols in the belts of the crew.
I don't suppose he intends to attack us, because we with our dirks would be a match for him with that long knife of his.
Finding that they heeded not his orders, he put his hand on his knife, but in a moment the boys' dirks flashed in the air.
Two or three fell before the dirks of the midshipmen, and in a few seconds the little party had burst through the crowd of their assailants, and had gained the door of the room.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "dirks" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
