poniard
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- noun
- /ˈpɒn.jərd/
- Archaic
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poniard
- She speaks poniards, and every word stabs.
Examples
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Give me the poniard.
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"Somewhere a ghostly poniard glittered."
Fiction book (1994) -
And, despite what you appear to believe, women are actual people, not merely handy sheathes for your poniard.
Blog text (2) -
"Sheathes" is a misspelling, and you made me look up "poniard."
Blog text (2) -
Handy sheathes for your poniard have a nice heft to them, all else aside.
Blog text (2) -
On preview: YAY, "handy sheathes for your poniard" has been rescued from oblivion!
Blog text (2) -
Reith detached the pouch, handed it to Traz, and took two daggers and a poniard from various parts of Hrostilfe's person.
Fiction book (1993) -
In my dream, I saw my husband wandering in the Palo Alto hills when a bicyclist attempted to murder him, piercing his face with a poniard and breaking some of David's teeth.
Fiction book (1993) -
In historical battles, soldiers often carried a poniard as a concealed weapon for close combat.
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The thief concealed his poniard within his cloak as he approached the unsuspecting mark.
Synonyms
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A short pointed knife used for stabbing
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A small thin dagger used for stabbing
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A small pointed knife used as a weapon
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A small pointed knife used as a weapon
A small old knife with a short pointed blade that collectors keep and museums show
Surface Forms
Etymology
Poniard comes from an old French word poignard, which is made from poing 'fist', because these thin daggers were held tight in the hand. So a poniard is a small, sharp dagger you could hide in your fist and use to stab.