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Terms vs Poniard - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between terms and poniard

is that terms is while poniard is a dagger typically having a slender square or triangular blade.

As a verb poniard is

to stab with a poniard.

terms

English

Noun

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    poniard

    English

    Alternative forms

    * poignard * poynard * punierd

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A dagger typically having a slender square or triangular blade.
  • * 1599 , (William Shakespeare), (Much Ado About Nothing) ,
    • She speaks poniards , and every word stabs: if her breath were as terrible as her terminations, there were no living near her; she would infect to the north star.
  • * c. 1601 , (William Shakespeare), , V.1:
    • The sir King ha's wag'd with him six Barbary horses, / against the which he impon'd as I take it, sixe French / Rapiers and Poniards , with their assignes, as Girdle, / Hangers or so.
  • *, II.29:
    • A Poynard is more sure to wound a man, which forsomuch as it requireth more motion and vigor of the arme, than a pistol, it's stroke is more subject to be hindred or avoyded.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To stab with a poniard.

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