poniard noun & verb.
['pɒnjǝd] M16.[French poignard alt. of Old French poignal from medieval Latin pugnale, from Latin pugnus fist: see -ARD. Cf. POIGNADO.]Chiefly
Hist.A. noun. A small slim dagger.
M16.b. verb trans. Stab (esp. to death) with a poniard.
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