Associations to the word «Bodkin»

Wiktionary

BODKIN, noun. A small sharp pointed tool for making holes in cloth or leather.
BODKIN, noun. A blunt needle used for threading ribbon or cord through a hem or casing.
BODKIN, noun. A hairpin.
BODKIN, noun. A dagger.
BODKIN, noun. A type of long thin arrowhead.
BODKIN, noun. (printing) A sharp tool, like an awl, formerly used for picking up letters from a column or page in making corrections.
BODKIN, adverb. Closely wedged between two people.

Dictionary definition

BODKIN, noun. A dagger with a slender blade.
BODKIN, noun. Formerly a long hairpin; usually with an ornamental head.
BODKIN, noun. A small sharp-pointed tool for punching holes in leather or fabric.
BODKIN, noun. A blunt needle for threading ribbon through loops.

Wise words

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