poniard
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pon·iard
(pŏn′yərd)n.
A dagger typically having a slender three- or four-sided blade.
tr.v. pon·iard·ed, pon·iard·ing, pon·iards
To stab with such a dagger.
[French poignard, from poing, fist, from Old French, from Latin pugnus; see peuk- in Indo-European roots.]
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poniard
(ˈpɒnjəd)n
(Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a small dagger with a slender blade
vb
(Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) (tr) to stab with a poniard
[C16: from Old French poignard dagger, from poing fist, from Latin pugnus; related to Latin pugnāre to fight]
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pon•iard
(ˈpɒn yərd)n.
a small, slender dagger.
[1580–90; < Middle French poignard, derivative of poing fist < Latin pugnus]
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poniard
Past participle: poniarded
Gerund: poniarding
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poniard
n (liter, old) → Dolch m
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