Dagger, 1) poniard: Ado IV, 1, 110. Mids. V, 150. Merch. III, 1, 115. III, 4, 65. Shr. IV, 1, 138. All's IV, 3, 164. Tw. IV, 1, 30. Wint. I, 2, 156. H4A II, 4, 336. H4A II, 4, 336 H4B IV, 5, 107. H5 IV, 1, 56. H6A I, 3, 79. H6C V, 6, 27. R3 I, 3, 212. III, 1, 110. H8 I, 2, 204. Tit. IV, 1, 118. Rom. IV, 5, 120. V, 3, 203. Caes. I, 3, 89. Mcb. II, 1, 33 etc. Hml. III, 2, 414 (speak --s; cf. Ado II, 1, 255). Cymb. IV, 2, 79 etc.
2) a blunt blade with a basket hilt used for defence, introduced in the poet's time in the place of the buckler used formerly: “playing at sword and dagger,” Wiv. I, 1, 295. “what's his weapon? rapier and d.” Hml. V, 2, 152. “the rapier and d. man,” Meas. IV, 3, 16.
3) Dagger of lath, the wooden weapon given to the Vice in the old Moralities: “like to the old Vice, who with d. of lath, in his rage and his wrath, cries 'ah ha'! to the devil,” Tw. IV, 2, 136. H4A II, 4, 151. “and now is this Vice's d. become a squire,” H4B III, 2, 343. “every one may pare his nails with a wooden d.” H5 IV, 4, 77 (i. e. may offer him any insult).
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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