Bodkin

Definition:

  • (n.) A dagger.
  • (n.) An implement of steel, bone, ivory, etc., with a sharp point, for making holes by piercing; a /tiletto; an eyeleteer.
  • (n.) A sharp tool, like an awl, used for picking /ut letters from a column or page in making corrections.
  • (n.) 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.
  • (n.) A kind of pin used by women to fasten the hair.
  • (n.) See Baudekin.

Compare bodkin with other words:

bodkin vs. dodkin

bodkin vs. correction

bodkin vs. page

bodkin vs. column

bodkin vs. letter

awl vs. bodkin

arrowhead vs. bodkin

bodkin vs. hairpin

bodkin vs. dagger

bodkin vs. casing

bodkin vs. hem

bodkin vs. needle

bodkin vs. preen

bodkin vs. looper