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Bodkin

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Noun

1. bodkin, poniard

a dagger with a slender blade

2. bodkin

formerly a long hairpin; usually with an ornamental head

3. bodkin

a small sharp-pointed tool for punching holes in leather or fabric

4. bodkin, threader

a blunt needle for threading ribbon through loops

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Bodkin

see synonyms of bodkin
noun
1. 
a blunt large-eyed needle used esp for drawing tape through openwork
2. archaic
a dagger
3. printing
a pointed steel tool used for extracting characters when correcting metal type
4. archaic
a long ornamental hairpin

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Bodkin

see synonyms of bodkin
noun
1.  Obsolete
a dagger or stiletto
2. 
a pointed instrument for making holes in cloth
3. 
a long, ornamental hairpin
4. 
a thick, blunt needle for drawing ribbon or tape through a hem, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Bodkin

see synonyms of bodkin
n.
1. A small, sharply pointed instrument for making holes in fabric or leather.
2. A blunt needle for pulling tape or ribbon through a series of loops or a hem.
3. A long hairpin, usually with an ornamental head.
4. Printing An awl or pick for extracting letters from set type.
5. A dagger or stiletto.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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