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 16370^th 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