bodkin

noun

  1. 1

    A small sharp pointed tool for making holes in cloth or leather.

  2. 2

    A blunt needle used for threading ribbon or cord through a hem or casing.

  3. 3

    A hairpin.

  4. 4

    A dagger.

  5. 5

    A type of long thin arrowhead.

  6. 6

    A sharp tool, like an awl, formerly used for pressing down individual type characters letters from a column or page in making corrections.

  7. 7

    A multifunctional tool for pinning cloaks at the nape of the neck used also as a decorative hairpin or as a sewing instrument.

adverb

  1. 1

    Closely wedged between two people.

    to sit bodkin; to ride bodkin

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