poniard

[ pon-yerd ]

/ ˈpɒn yərd /

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noun

a small, slender dagger.

verb (used with object)

to stab with a poniard.

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Origin of poniard

1580–90; <French poignard, derivative of poing fist <Latin pugnus;see -ard

Words nearby poniard

ponga, pongee, pongid, Pongidae, pongo, poniard, ponograph, pons, pons asinorum, Ponselle, pons Varolii

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How to use poniard in a sentence

Already her hand approached the poniard on the table, when suddenly her ear caught an unusual noise in the turret.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman|Eugne Sue
It suddenly occurred to the soldier that to kill this savage princess with one blow he must poniard her in the throat.
A Passion in the Desert|Honore de Balzac
But this comes of old fashions, and of wearing a long Liddesdale whinger instead of a poniard of Parma.
The Fortunes of Nigel|Sir Walter Scott
She had been protected by some (p. 140) portions of her dress which had turned the poniard aside.
Margaret of Anjou|Jacob Abbott.

Sometimes she presented the poniard to one person's breast, sometimes to another's, and oftentimes seemed to strike her own.
The Arabian Nights|Unknown

British Dictionary definitions for poniard

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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