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PONIARD
poniard, bodkin
(noun) a dagger with a slender blade
poniard
(verb) stab with a poniard
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
poniard (plural poniards)
(now chiefly historical) A dagger typically having a slender square or triangular blade.
Verb
poniard (third-person singular simple present poniards, present participle poniarding, simple past and past participle poniarded)
To stab with a poniard.
Anagrams
• padroni, pandori, paridon
Source: Wiktionary
Pon"iard, n. Etym: [F. poignard (cf. It. pugnale, Sp. puñal), fr. L. pugio, -onis; probably akin to pugnus fist, or fr. pugnus fist, as held in the fist. See Pugnacious.]
Definition: A kind of dagger, -- usually a slender one with a triangular or square blade. She speaks poniards, and every word stabs. Shak.
Pon"iard, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Poniarded; p. pr. & vb. n. Poniarding.]
Definition: To pierce with a poniard; to stab. Cowper.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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