What's the difference between bodkin and dodkin?

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.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) A sign which appears to be almost specific for encasement, the bullet and bodkin configuration, is described here.

Dodkin


Definition:

  • (n.) A doit; a small coin.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) "The purpose of the meetings is still to stimulate the grey cells," Dodkins says.
  • (2) These women no longer go into voluntary exile if they marry or have children but, argues Mary Dodkins, NWR's marketing co-ordinator, there is still a need for a space where you are not someone's wife or mother, a place where you can be opinionated without fear of the consequences.

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