Bodkin
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbɒdkɪn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bodkin is a noun meaning A small sharp pointed tool for making holes in cloth or leather.
Meaning
A small sharp pointed tool for making holes in cloth or leather.
More Meanings
- A blunt needle used for threading ribbon or cord through a hem or casing.
- A hairpin.
- A dagger.
- A type of long thin arrowhead.
- Closely wedged between two people.
- (printing) A sharp tool, like an awl, formerly used for pressing down individual type characters (e.g. letters) from a column or page in making corrections.
Example Sentences
to sit bodkin
He's too big to travel bodkin between you and me.
When he himſelfe might his Quietus make / With a bare Bodkin?
As with compulsory Sunday worship, death for blasphemy was for the third offence. A bodkin, a large blunt needle, was thrust through the tongue for the second offence.
Word Forms
- bodkins
- bodikin
- bodkine
Synonyms for bodkin
Depending on context, synonyms include poniard.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include poniard, buttonhole, bobbin, buttoner, button hole, buttonhook.
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