poniard
poniard definition
pon·iard (pän′yərd)
noun
a dagger
Etymology: Fr poignard, altered < MFr poignal < VL *pugnalis < L pugnus, fist: see pugnacious
transitive verb
to stab with a poniard
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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