poniard

(pän′yərd)

noun

a dagger

Origin: Fr poignard, altered < MFr poignal < VL *pugnalis < L pugnus, fist: see pugnacious

transitive verb

to stab with a poniard

See poniard in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A dagger typically having a slender square or triangular blade.

transitive verb pon·iard·ed, pon·iard·ing, pon·iards

To stab with such a dagger.

Origin:

Origin: French poignard

Origin: , from poing, fist

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin pugnus; see peuk- in Indo-European roots

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