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Poniard

A kind of dagger, -- usually a slender one with a triangular or square blade.

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Broader term 4

Dagger 76% connected

A short weapon used for stabbing. This is the general term: cf. Poniard, Stiletto, Bowie knife, Dirk, Misericorde, Anlace.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Knife 76% connected

An instrument consisting of a thin blade, usually of steel and having a sharp edge for cutting, fastened to a handle, but of many different forms and…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Stab 76% connected

To pierce with a pointed weapon; to wound or kill by the thrust of a pointed instrument; as, to stab a man with a dagger; also, to thrust; as, to sta…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Sticker 76% connected

One who, or that which, sticks; as, a bill sticker.

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Bodkin 74% connected

A dagger.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Bodkin 74% connected

A dagger.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Bodkin 92% connected

A dagger.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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