BODKIN
bodkin, threader
(noun) a blunt needle for threading ribbon through loops
bodkin
(noun) a small sharp-pointed tool for punching holes in leather or fabric
bodkin
(noun) formerly a long hairpin; usually with an ornamental head
poniard, bodkin
(noun) a dagger with a slender blade
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bodkin (plural bodkins)
A small sharp pointed tool for making holes in cloth or leather.
A blunt needle used for threading ribbon or cord through a hem or casing.
A hairpin.
A dagger.
A type of long thin arrowhead.
(printing) A sharp tool, like an awl, formerly used for pressing down individual type characters letters from a column or page in making corrections.
A multifunctional tool for pinning cloaks at the nape of the neck used also as a decorative hairpin or as a sewing instrument.
Adverb
bodkin (not comparable)
Closely wedged between two people.
Anagrams
• Dobkin
Proper noun
Bodkin (plural Bodkins)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bodkin is the 16370th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1759 individuals. Bodkin is most common among White (90.79%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Dobkin
Source: Wiktionary
Bod"kin, n. Etym: [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)
Definition: An implement of steel, bone, ivory, etc., with a sharp point, for making holes by piercing; a
3. (Print.)
Definition: A sharp tool, like an awl, used for picking
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.
Definition: See Baudekin. [Obs.] Shirley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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