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bod·kin B0362600 (bŏd′kĭn)n.1. A small, sharply pointed instrument for making holes in fabric or leather.2. A blunt needle for pulling tape or ribbon through a series of loops or a hem.3. A long hairpin, usually with an ornamental head.4. Printing An awl or pick for extracting letters from set type.5. A dagger or stiletto.
[Middle English boidekin, of unknown origin.]bodkin (ˈbɒdkɪn) n1. (Knitting & Sewing) a blunt large-eyed needle used esp for drawing tape through openwork2. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) archaic a dagger3. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printing a pointed steel tool used for extracting characters when correcting metal type4. (Clothing & Fashion) archaic a long ornamental hairpin[C14: probably of Celtic origin; compare Gaelic biodag dagger]bod•kin (ˈbɒd kɪn)
n. 1. a small, pointed instrument for making holes in cloth, leather, etc. 2. a blunt, needlelike instrument for drawing tape, cord, etc., through a loop, hem, or the like. 3. a long pin used by women to fasten up the hair. 4. Obs. a small dagger; stiletto. [1350–1400; Middle English badeken, bo(i)dekyn, of uncertain orig.] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  bodkin - a dagger with a slender blade poniarddagger, sticker - a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing | | 2. | bodkin - formerly a long hairpin; usually with an ornamental headhairpin - a double pronged pin used to hold women's hair in place | | 3. | bodkin - a small sharp-pointed tool for punching holes in leather or fabrichand tool - a tool used with workers' hands | | 4. | bodkin - a blunt needle for threading ribbon through loopsthreaderhand tool - a tool used with workers' hands |
TranslationsbodkinenUK
sit bodkinobsolete To be squeezed tightly between two people while traveling, especially in a carriage. Pressed for time ahead of his appointment, the Duke was rather unceremoniously obliged to sit bodkin between the two daughters of his host.See also: bodkin, sitride bodkinobsolete To be squeezed tightly between two people while traveling, especially in a carriage. Pressed for time ahead of his appointment, the Duke was rather unceremoniously obliged to ride bodkin between the two daughters of his host.See also: bodkin, rideodds bodkinsantiquated A minced oath for "God's body," expressing surprise, shock, or astonishment. Odds bodkins, the bill for dinner is nearly $200!See also: bodkin, oddsride bodkin travel squeezed between two other people. datedSee also: bodkin, rideodd's bodkinsAn archaic interjection meaning “God's body.” In an era where people respected the Ten Commandments a lot more than we do today, the injuncTion against taking the name of the Lord in vain led to a variety of euphemisms. One involved using the word “bodkins,” the tools that shoemakers and other leatherworkers use to pierce holes, for “body.” The most convincing explanation is that “bodkins” sounds a lot like “body,” but there's no explanation for the plural. Therefore, when a cobbler hit his thumb while resoling a shoe, he was likely to wince and exclaim, “Odd's bodkins,” if not something worse. Henry Fielding was the first author to use the phrase in close to its present form in his Don Quixote in England: “Odsbodlikins . . . you have a strange sort of a taste.” Similar oaths that avoided naming the diety used “'s” as an abbreviation of “God's,” such as “s'wounds,” “s'blood,” and “s'truth.” However, it's unlikely that Ira Gershwin had that in mind when he wrote the lyrics to “S'Wonderful.”See also: bodkinbodkinenUK
Synonyms for bodkinnoun a dagger with a slender bladeSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun formerly a long hairpinRelated Wordsnoun a small sharp-pointed tool for punching holes in leather or fabricRelated Wordsnoun a blunt needle for threading ribbon through loopsSynonymsRelated Words |