Bodkin Definition & Meaning
bodkin
- noun
- a dagger with a slender blade
- formerly a long hairpin; usually with an ornamental head
- a small sharp-pointed tool for punching holes in leather or fabric
- a blunt needle for threading ribbon through loops
Words that rhyme with bodkin
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- What does bodkin mean?
- a dagger with a slender blade formerly a long hairpin; usually with an ornamental head a small sharp-pointed tool for punching holes in leather or fabric a blunt needle for threading ribbon through loops
- What part of speech is bodkin?
- Bodkin is a noun.
- How many definitions does bodkin have?
- Bodkin has 4 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).