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Webster 1913 Edition

Poniard

Pon′iard

,
Noun.
[F.
poignard
(cf. It.
pugnale
, Sp.
puñal
), 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.
Shakespeare

Pon′iard

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Poniarded
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Poniarding
.]
To pierce with a poniard; to stab.
Cowper.

Webster 1828 Edition

Poniard

PONIARD

,
Noun.
pon'yard. [L. pugnus.] A small dagger; a pointed instrument for stabbing, borne in the hand or at the girdle, or in the pocket.

PONIARD

,
Verb.
T.
pon'yard. To pierce with a poniard; to stab.

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