Hypertext Webster Gateway: "poniard"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Poniard \Pon"iard\, n. [F. poignard (cf. It. pugnale, Sp.
pu[~n]al), fr. L. pugio, -onis; probably akin to pugnus fist,
or fr. pugnus fist, as held in the fist. See {Pugnacious}.]
A kind of dagger, -- usually a slender one with a triangular
or square blade.
She speaks poniards, and every word stabs. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Poniard \Pon"iard\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Poniarded}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Poniarding}.]
To pierce with a poniard; to stab. --Cowper.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
poniard
n : a dagger with a slender blade [syn: {bodkin}]
v : stab with a poniard
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