dagger

n. a blunt blade with abasket hilt used for defence in place of the buckler（在决斗中代替圆盾用做防御工具的）一种钝刃短刀。
△Wiv.1.1.295 (282): “Ibruised my shin the other daywith playing at sword and dag-ger with a master of fence.” 前两天，我跟一位击剑教练用短刀长剑比试了一回，被他擦伤了小腿。dagger of lath: wooden dagger,wooden stick,a stageproperty used by the Vice,the comic stock characterin old morality plays木刀，木条(英国中世纪道德剧中的喜剧人物“罪恶”所使用的道具)。
△1H.IV. 2. 4. 153 (136):“beat thee out of thy kingdom with a dagger of lath,and drive all thy subjects afore thee like a flock ofwild geese，”用一把木刀把你打出你的王国之外！ 把你的臣民像一群大雁一样都赶得东逃西散。
△Tw.4.2.140 (126):“Who with dagger of lath,/ In his rage and hiswrath,/Cries,Ah,ha! to the devil；”我拿着木板刀，又狂暴，又咆哮，对着魔鬼“啊，哈！”大叫。

Sword and dagger

dagger[ˈdægə]

n.短剑，匕首v.用剑刺，用剑刺，用剑号标明
◇at daggers drawn势不两立
look daggers at对…怒目而视