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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bodkin \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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bodkin \Bod"kin\, n. See {Baudekin}. [Obs.] --Shirley. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: bodkin n 1: a dagger with a slender blade [syn: {poniard}] 2: formerly a long hairpin; usually with an ornamental head 3: a small sharp-pointed tool for punching holes in leather or fabric 4: a blunt needle for pulling ribbon through loops
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