poniard
/ˈpɑnjɚd/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To stab with a poniard.
Example Sentences
- "The sir King ha's wag'd with him six Barbary horses, / against the which he impon'd as I take it, sixe French / Rapiers and Poniards, with their assignes, as Girdle, / Hangers or so[…]."
- "You yeoman phevvterer, conduct mee to / The Lady of the manſion, or my poniard / Shall diſemboge thy ſoule."
- "One of the tragic authors, finding himself assaulted in the dark, had, by way of poinard, employed upon his adversary's throat a knife which lay upon the table, for the convenience of cutting cheese […]."
- "A Poynard is more sure to wound a man, which forsomuch as it requireth more motion and vigor of the arme, than a pistol, it's stroke is more subject to be hindred or avoyded."
- "On this occasion I said nothing, but concealing his poniard in my clothes, I hasted up the mountain, determined to execute my purpose […]."
- "The gaunt men carried swords and daggers with a new familiarity, and even the women had poniards belted at their waists."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpɑnjɚd/
- British English: /ˈpɒnjəd/