bodkin
noun
- 1
A small sharp pointed tool for making holes in cloth or leather.
- 2
A blunt needle used for threading ribbon or cord through a hem or casing.
- 3
A hairpin.
- 4
A dagger.
- 5
A type of long thin arrowhead.
- 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
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
Closely wedged between two people.
“to sit bodkin; to ride bodkin”
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