noun
- a small, slender dagger
Usage: archaic
verb
- to stab with a poniard
Usage: archaic
Examples
- The assassin concealed a poniard beneath his cloak.
- She drew the jeweled poniard from its sheath.
- The knight was poniarded by his enemy in the dark alley.
- A poniard was found at the scene of the crime.
- The museum displayed an ornate Renaissance poniard.
- He threatened to poniard anyone who opposed him.