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Definitions for: Bodkin
[n] a blunt needle for threading ribbon through loops
[n] a small sharp-pointed tool for punching holes in leather or fabric
[n] formerly a long hairpin; usually with an ornamental head
[n] a dagger with a slender blade
Webster (1913) Definition: Bod"kin (b[o^]d"k[i^]n), n. [OE. boydekyn dagger; of
uncertain origin; cf. W. bidog hanger, short sword, Ir.
bideog, Gael. biodag.]
1. A dagger. [Obs.]
When he himself might his quietus make With a bare
bodkin. --Shak.
2. (Needlework) An implement of steel, bone, ivory, etc.,
with a sharp point, for making holes by piercing; a
?tiletto; an eyeleteer.
3. (Print.) A sharp tool, like an awl, used for picking ?ut
letters from a column or page in making corrections.
4. A kind of needle with a large eye and a blunt point, for
drawing tape, ribbon, etc., through a loop or a hem; a
tape needle.
Wedged whole ages in a bodkin's eye. --Pope.
5. A kind of pin used by women to fasten the hair.
To sit, ride, or travel bodkin, to sit closely wedged
between two persons. [Colloq.] --Thackeray.
Bod"kin, n.
See Baudekin. [Obs.] --Shirley.
Synonyms: poniard, threader
See Also: dagger, hairpin, hand tool, sticker
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