dag ‧ ger /ˈdæɡə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: Perhaps from dag 'to push a knife into' (14-18 centuries) ]
1 . a short pointed knife used as a weapon
2 . look daggers at somebody informal to look at someone angrily
3 . be at daggers drawn if two people are at daggers drawn, they are extremely angry with each other
⇨ ↑ cloak-and-dagger