Poniard

Alternative forms

 * poignard

Etymology
From poignard:, from poing:, from Old French, from  pugnus:. See.

Noun

 * 1) A dagger typically having a slender square or triangular blade.
 * 2) * 1602 : William Shakespeare, Hamlet, act V scene 1
 * The King, sir, hath wagered with him six Barbary
 * horses, against the which he has impawned, as I take it,
 * six French rapiers and poniards, with their assigns, as
 * girdle, hanger, and so.

Verb

 * 1) To stab with a poniard.