bodkin

Noun

1. A small sharp pointed tool for making holes in cloth or leather.
2. A blunt needle used for threading ribbon or cord through a hem or casing.
3. A hairpin.
4. A dagger.
5. A type of long thin arrowhead.
6. A sharp tool, like an awl, formerly used for pressing down individual type characters (e.g. letters) from a column or page in making corrections.

Adv

Closely wedged between two people.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbɒdkɪn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: boydekin

Cognate with Scots: botkin

In summary

From Middle English boydekin (“dagger”), apparently from *boyde, *boide (of unknown [Celtic?] origin) + -kin. Cognate with Scots botkin, boitkin, boikin (“bodkin”).

Synonyms

awl

threader

poniard

broach

bur

dagger

🗡️

dirk

drill

prick

pricker

prod

prong

puncheon

puncher

large needle

small pincers

straight bit

subula

bit

bore

Translations

punteruolo

priem

σακκοράφα

Ahle

Pfriem

σουβλί

βελόνη χονδρή

τρυπητήρι

infilanastri

infilacappi

infilaguaine

infilacapi

rijgnaald

szpilka

punção