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noun
A dagger typically having a slender square or triangular blade.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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verb
To stab with a poniard.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a dagger with a slender blade
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: bodkin
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dagger, sticker
verb
stab with a poniard
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: knife, stab
History
Borrowed from Middle French poignard (whence -ard), from poing (“fist”), from Old French poing, from Latin pugnus (“fist”).
Across languages
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
