Which preposition to use with dirk

in Occurrences 4%

A man named Houver, who claimed as his property two of the boys passengers on board the Pearl, put me some questions in a very insolent tone; to which I replied, that I considered myself a prisoner, and did not wish to answer any questions; whereupon one of the bystanders, flourishing a dirk in my face, exclaimed, "If I was in his place, I'd put this through you!"

on Occurrences 3%

He says that he saw a remarkable instance of this at Point au Pins, on his way out, where young Holiday drew a dirk on an Indian on refusing to let him take a pack of furs from his canoe.

of Occurrences 2%

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.

to Occurrences 2%

At the same session Messrs. Peyton of Tenn. and 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.

at Occurrences 2%

Mr. Aiken was pushing a man before him into the room, and holding a dirk at his throat.

with Occurrences 1%

It was a momentous occasion for him when at the age of five he was apparelled in the paraphernalia of samurai costume, placed upon a go-board and initiated into the rights of the military profession by having thrust into his girdle a real sword, instead of the toy dirk with which he had been playing.

from Occurrences 1%

So now, our wits quickened by our peril, we took a scimitar and a dirk from a dead janizary, to cut away the cordage that lashed us to the fallen mast, to free us of that burden and right the ship if we might.

into Occurrences 1%

She tried to slip a dirk into his hands, but he would not have it.

through Occurrences 1%

White with anger, the boy drove his dirk through the book, nailing it to the desk, and stalked out of the room.

against Occurrences 1%

I would fight with a dirk against Rorie More's sword.

Which preposition to use with  dirk