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ALL meanings of bodkin

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  • noun bodkin a blunt large-eyed needle used esp for drawing tape through openwork 3
  • noun bodkin a dagger 3
  • noun bodkin a pointed steel tool used for extracting characters when correcting metal type 3
  • noun bodkin a long ornamental hairpin 3
  • noun bodkin a dagger or stiletto 3
  • noun bodkin a pointed instrument for making holes in cloth 3
  • noun bodkin a long, ornamental hairpin 3
  • noun bodkin a thick, blunt needle for drawing ribbon or tape through a hem, etc. 3
  • noun bodkin clothing: pointed tool for making holes in cloth or leather 1
  • noun bodkin blunt needle for threading ribbon through holes 1
  • noun bodkin medieval dagger 1
  • noun bodkin a small, pointed instrument for making holes in cloth, leather, etc. 1
  • noun bodkin a long pinshaped instrument used by women to fasten up the hair. 1
  • noun bodkin a blunt, needlelike instrument for drawing tape, cord, etc., through a loop, hem, or the like. 1
  • noun bodkin Obsolete. a small dagger; stiletto. 1
  • noun bodkin A small sharp pointed tool for making holes in cloth or leather. 0
  • noun bodkin A blunt needle used for threading ribbon or cord through a hem or casing. 0
  • noun bodkin A hairpin. 0
  • noun bodkin A dagger. 0
  • noun bodkin A type of long thin arrowhead. 0
  • noun bodkin (printing) A sharp tool, like an awl, formerly used for picking up letters from a column or page in making corrections. 0
  • adverb bodkin Closely wedged between two people. 0
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