bodkin
noun
- Obsolete a dagger or stiletto
- a pointed instrument for making holes in cloth
- a long, ornamental hairpin
- a thick, blunt needle for drawing ribbon or tape through a hem, etc.
See bodkin in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(bŏdˈkĭn)
noun- A small, sharply pointed instrument for making holes in fabric or leather.
- A blunt needle for pulling tape or ribbon through a series of loops or a hem.
- A long hairpin, usually with an ornamental head.
- Printing An awl or pick for extracting letters from set type.
- A dagger or stiletto.
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