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poniard

Meaningthe fist

Common meaning: a small dagger

Journey through time

  1. Frenchpoing‘the fist’source
  2. Frenchmeaning shiftsthe fist → a daggerpoignard‘a dagger’source
  3. Englishponiard‘a small dagger’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on French poing ‘the fist’.

Roots

  • poing French “the fist”

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