bodkin
a small, pointed instrument for making holes in cloth, leather, etc.
a long pinshaped instrument used by women to fasten up the hair.
a blunt, needlelike instrument for drawing tape, cord, etc., through a loop, hem, or the like.
Obsolete. a small dagger; stiletto.
Origin of bodkin
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How to use bodkin in a sentence
Next from the large casket Mrs. Sin took another smaller casket and a very long, tapering silver bodkin.
Dope | Sax RohmerHe calmly inserted the bodkin in the second cake; seemed to meet with some obstruction, and laid the ball down upon the counter.
Dope | Sax RohmerChristopher bodkin of Tuam may, from his character, have conformed insincerely, but this is not proved.
Ireland Under the Tudors, Vol. II (of 3) | Richard BagwellBut I must not say more even to you, dear Mrs. bodkin, for these are State secrets, which should be sacredly respected.
A Charming Fellow, Volume II (of 3) | Frances Eleanor TrollopeWe have already been present at more than one social gathering at Dr. bodkin's house.
A Charming Fellow, Volume II (of 3) | Frances Eleanor Trollope
British Dictionary definitions for bodkin
/ (ˈbɒdkɪn) /
a blunt large-eyed needle used esp for drawing tape through openwork
archaic a dagger
printing a pointed steel tool used for extracting characters when correcting metal type
archaic a long ornamental hairpin
Origin of bodkin
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