Bodkin
Bodkin (bod"kin) , noun
[Old English boydekyn dagger; of uncertain origin; compare Welsh bidog hanger, short sword, Ir. bideog, Gael. biodag.]
1.
A dagger. [Obsolete]
When he himself might his quietus make
With a bare bodkin.
2.
(Needlework) An implement of steel, bone, ivory, etc., with a sharp point, for making holes by piercing; a stiletto; an eyeleteer.
3.
(Printing) A sharp tool, like an awl, used for picking out letters from a column or page in making corrections.
4.
A kind of needle with a large eye and a blunt point, for drawing tape, ribbon, etc., through a loop or a hem; a tape needle.
Wedged whole ages in a bodkin's eye.
5.
A kind of pin used by women to fasten the hair.
Collocations (1)
To sit or ride or travel bodkin , to sit closely wedged between two persons. [Colloquial] — Thackeray
Bodkin , noun