poniard
[ pon-yerd ]
/ ˈpɒn yərd /
noun
a small, slender dagger.
verb (used with object)
to stab with a poniard.
Nearby words
ponga, pongee, pongid, pongidae, pongo, poniard, ponograph, pons, pons asinorum, pons varolii, pons, lily
Origin of poniard
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poniard
/ (ˈpɒnjəd) /
noun
a small dagger with a slender blade
verb
(tr) to stab with a poniard
Word Origin for poniard
C16: from Old French poignard dagger, from poing fist, from Latin pugnus; related to Latin pugnāre to fight
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Word Origin and History for poniard
poniard
1580s, from Middle French poinard (early 16c.), from Old French poignal "dagger," literally "anything grasped with the fist," from poing "fist," from Latin pungus "fist," from PIE root *peuk- (see pugnacious). Probably altered in French by association with poindre "to stab." Cf. Latin pugnus "fist," pugio "dagger." As a verb from c.1600.
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