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poniard

po·niard

UK/ˈpɒnjəd/ US/ˈpɒnjɑːd/ uncommon
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

a dagger with a slender blade

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verb

1.

stab with a poniard

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French poignard (whence -ard), from poing (“fist”), from Old French poing, from Latin pugnus (“fist”).

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