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Definition of Poniard

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. She speaks poniards, and every word stabs. --Shak.
Poniard
Poniard Pon"iard, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Poniarded; p. pr. & vb. n. Poniarding.] To pierce with a poniard; to stab. --Cowper.

Meaning of Poniard from wikipedia

- A poniard /ˈpɒnjərd/ or poignard (Fr.) is a long, lightweight thrusting knife with a continuously tapering, acutely pointed blade, and a cross-guard,...
- The Low-Cost Guided Imaging Rocket (LOGIR; Korean: 저비용 유도 이미징 로켓) or Poniard (Korean: 비궁; Hanja: 匕弓; RR: Bi-gung) is a surface-to-ship guided rocket developed...
- Demmin, Auguste, An Illustrated History of Arms and Armour: The Dagger, Poniard, Stiletto, Kouttar, Crease, Etc., London: George Bell & Sons (1877), pp...
- Picoplatin is a platinum-based antineoplastic agent in clinical development by Poniard Pharmaceuticals (previously NeoRx) for the treatment of patients with solid...
- much like that of a pike; but it is armed with scales so strong and a poniard could not pierce them. Its color is silver-gray. The 1878 translation of...
- many pilgrims returning homeward from Beverley… [Æthelstan] offered his poniard upon the holy altar [at Beverley], and made a promise that, if the lord...
- the lancet, the arctrave or hook, the bolline or sickle, the needle, the poniard, a white-handled knife and another knife, with a black handle, used to...
- pressed the golden seal against the earth and boring into it with the poniard, says "O Spenta Armaiti, kindly open asunder and stretch thyself afar,...
- Peter Baxter, the firm's accountant, is found dead, stabbed with a Masonic poniard, and Ian is fatally poisoned. Barnaby and Jones suspect a disgruntled employee...
- Thornycroft); Poniard (from Scotts); and Rifle and Spear (from Denny). Three ships were cancelled on 22 November 1944 - Grenade, Halberd and Poniard. Eight more...