Poniard Definition
pŏnyərd
poniards
noun
poniards
A dagger.
Webster's New World
A dagger typically having a slender three- or four-sided blade.
American Heritage
verb
poniards
To stab with a poniard.
Webster's New World
Origin of Poniard
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From Middle French poignard, from poing (“fist"), from Old French, from Latin pÅ«gnus (“fist"), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peuk-.
From Wiktionary
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French poignard from poing fist from Old French from Latin pugnus peuk- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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