BODKIN

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 arrowhead.
  6. A sharp tool, like an awl, formerly used for picking up letters from a column or page in making corrections.

Adverb

  1. Closely wedged between two people.
    to sit bodkin; to travel bodkin


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