bodkin

[ bod-kin ]

/ ˈbɒd kɪn /

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noun

a small, pointed instrument for making holes in cloth, leather, etc.

a long pinshaped instrument used by women to fasten up the hair.

a blunt, needlelike instrument for drawing tape, cord, etc., through a loop, hem, or the like.

Obsolete. a small dagger; stiletto.

Origin of bodkin

1350–1400; Middle English badeken, bo(i)dekyn, of uncertain origin

Words nearby bodkin

Bo Diddley beat, bodied, bodiless, bodily, boding, bodkin, Bodleian, Bodley, Bodmin, Bodö, Bodoni

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Example sentences from the Web for bodkin

Dr. Bodkin and his family were away at a seaside place in the South of England.
A Charming Fellow, Volume II (of 3)|Frances Eleanor Trollope
I imagine the bodkin scene will always take the palm in it for mere mirth.
The Comedies of William Congreve|William Congreve
On the hearth-rug, with his back to the fire, and his coffee-cup in his hand, stands Dr. Bodkin.
A Charming Fellow, Volume I (of 3)|Frances Eleanor Trollope
At the end of that time he read another speech by the same statesman, and telegraphed to his agents: "Give Bodkin a free hand."
The Forsyte Saga, Volume III.|John Galsworthy

And pray who shall search the vitals of a whale with a bodkin—who may reach his jackknife through the superposed bubber?
The Fiend's Delight|Dod Grile

British Dictionary definitions for bodkin

bodkin

/ (ˈbɒdkɪn) /

noun

a blunt large-eyed needle used esp for drawing tape through openwork

archaic a dagger

printing a pointed steel tool used for extracting characters when correcting metal type

archaic a long ornamental hairpin

Word Origin for bodkin

C14: probably of Celtic origin; compare Gaelic biodag dagger

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单词	bodkin
释义	bodkin [ bod-kin ] / ˈbɒd kɪn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR bodkin ON THESAURUS.COM noun a small, pointed instrument for making holes in cloth, leather, etc. a long pinshaped instrument used by women to fasten up the hair. a blunt, needlelike instrument for drawing tape, cord, etc., through a loop, hem, or the like. Obsolete. a small dagger; stiletto. Origin of bodkin 1350–1400; Middle English badeken, bo(i)dekyn, of uncertain origin Words nearby bodkin Bo Diddley beat, bodied, bodiless, bodily, boding, bodkin, Bodleian, Bodley, Bodmin, Bodö, Bodoni Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bodkin Dr. Bodkin and his family were away at a seaside place in the South of England. A Charming Fellow, Volume II (of 3)\|Frances Eleanor Trollope I imagine the bodkin scene will always take the palm in it for mere mirth. The Comedies of William Congreve\|William Congreve On the hearth-rug, with his back to the fire, and his coffee-cup in his hand, stands Dr. Bodkin. A Charming Fellow, Volume I (of 3)\|Frances Eleanor Trollope At the end of that time he read another speech by the same statesman, and telegraphed to his agents: "Give Bodkin a free hand." The Forsyte Saga, Volume III.\|John Galsworthy And pray who shall search the vitals of a whale with a bodkin—who may reach his jackknife through the superposed bubber? The Fiend's Delight\|Dod Grile British Dictionary definitions for bodkin bodkin / (ˈbɒdkɪn) / noun a blunt large-eyed needle used esp for drawing tape through openwork archaic a dagger printing a pointed steel tool used for extracting characters when correcting metal type archaic a long ornamental hairpin Word Origin for bodkin C14: probably of Celtic origin; compare Gaelic biodag dagger Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to bodkin blade, bayonet, sword, cutlass, poniard, stylet, switchblade, stiletto, dirk, anlace, sidearm, skean
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bodkin

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British Dictionary definitions for bodkin

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