(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.