poniard n 1: a dagger with a slender blade [syn: {poniard}, {bodkin}] v 1: stab with a poniard
Poniard \Pon"iard\, n. [F. poignard (cf. It. pugnale, Sp. pu[~n]al), fr. L. pugio, -onis; probably akin to pugnus fist, or fr. pugnus fist, as held in the fist. See {Pugnacious}.] A kind of dagger, -- usually a slender one with a triangular or square blade. [1913 Webster] She speaks poniards, and every word stabs. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Poniard \Pon"iard\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Poniarded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Poniarding}.] To pierce with a poniard; to stab. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]