poniard
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Throughout, the filtering of bygone times through impish anachronism — complete with droll references that might do an AP History exam proud — gives “Six” the sheen of a polished poniard.
From Washington Post • Jul. 15, 2022
General George S. Patton Jr. rapped the map with his leather riding crop, which sheathes a glistening poniard.
From Time Magazine Archive
But what happens when a catastrophe overwhelms the cartoonist's ability to poniard a convenient victim on pen point?
From Time Magazine Archive
Looking straight at Churchill, he lashed out: "I welcome this opportunity of pricking the bloated bladder of lies with the poniard of truth."
From Time Magazine Archive
The distinction between the dagger and the poniard is arbitrary, and in ordinary language the latter is taken as being the shorter and as having less resemblance to a short sword or cutlass.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various
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