Definitions for: Poniard

[n] a dagger with a slender blade
[v] stab with a poniard

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Pon"iard, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Poniarded; p. pr. &
vb. n. Poniarding.]
To pierce with a poniard; to stab. --Cowper.

Synonyms: bodkin

See Also: dagger, knife, stab, sticker

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