poniard
/ˈpɒnjəd
/noun historical
A small, slim dagger.Beneath it, however, stuck into his belt, were two pistols and a sizeable poniard....
- Pointed malice colored his words, while one tan, knobby hand began fingering the hilt of a poniard that jutted up from his broad, black belt.
- Venetians are financier families which function as a slime mold, as a unit, and which at night may go out and stab each other with poniards and kill each other for recreation - not out of hatred, but for recreation.
Origin
Mid 16th century: from French poignard, based on Latin pugnus 'fist'.