Category:Poniard

Pon"iard, n. Etym: [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.]

Defn: a kind of dagger, -- usually a slender one with a triangular or Square blade. She speaks poniards, and every word stabs. Shak.

Poniard Pon"iard, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Poniarded; p. pr. & vb. n. Poniarding.]

Defn: to pierce with a poniard; to stab. Cowper.