Found 2 items, similar to poniard.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: poniard poniard n : a dagger with a slender blade [syn: bodkin] v : stab with a poniard
English → English (gcide) Definition: Poniard Poniard \Pon"iard\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Poniarded; p. pr. & vb. n. Poniarding.] To pierce with a poniard; to stab. --Cowper. [1913 Webster] 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]