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单词 bodkin
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
bod•kin /ˈbɑdkɪn/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Clothinga small needle.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
bod•kin  (bod′kin),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Clothinga small, pointed instrument for making holes in cloth, leather, etc.
  2. Clothinga long pinshaped instrument used by women to fasten up the hair.
  3. Clothinga blunt, needlelike instrument for drawing tape, cord, etc., through a loop, hem, or the like.
  4. [Obs.]a small dagger;
    stiletto.
  • Middle English badeken, bo(i)dekyn, of uncertain origin, originally 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
bodkin /ˈbɒdkɪn/ n
  1. a blunt large-eyed needle used esp for drawing tape through openwork
  2. archaic a dagger
  3. archaic a long ornamental hairpin
Etymology: 14th Century: probably of Celtic origin; compare Gaelic biodag dagger
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