: a dagger with a usually slender blade of triangular or square cross section
poniarded; poniarding; poniards
: to pierce or kill with a poniard
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Noun
This includes openly carrying the famous Jim Bowie knife, as well as daggers, dirks, throwing knives, stilettos, poniards, swords, machetes and spears.
—John Tufts, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2017
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“Poniard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poniard. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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