puntilla
/pʊnˈtiː(j)ə/(also puntillo) Bullfighting
noun
A dagger used to administer the coup de grâce to the bull.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The Quarterly Review. Apparently from Spanish puntilla from punta + -illa.
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