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Noun: bodkin  bód-kin
  1. A dagger with a slender blade
    - poniard
     
  2. Formerly a long hairpin; usually with an ornamental head
     
  3. A small sharp-pointed tool for punching holes in leather or fabric
     
  4. A blunt needle for threading ribbon through loops
    - threader

Derived forms: bodkins

Type of: dagger, hairpin, hand tool, sticker

Encyclopedia: Bodkin, Richard

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