Bodkin

['bɒdkɪn] or ['bɑdkɪn]

Definition

(noun.) a blunt needle for threading ribbon through loops.

(noun.) a small sharp-pointed tool for punching holes in leather or fabric.

(noun.) formerly a long hairpin; usually with an ornamental head.

Edited by Cheryl--From WordNet

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.

Edited by Karl

Definition

n. a small dagger: a small instrument for pricking holes or for dressing the hair: a large blunt needle.—To sit or ride bodkin to be wedged in tight between two others.

Editor: Terence