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   Bodkin , n. [OE. boydekyn dagger; of uncertain origin; cf. W. bidog hanger, short sword, Ir. bideog, Gael. biodag.]
   A dagger. [Obs.]
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   When he himself might his quietus make
   With a bare bodkin.
   Shak.
   
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   (Needlework) An implement of steel, bone, ivory, etc., with a sharp point, for making holes by piercing; a stiletto; an eyeleteer.
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   (Print.) A sharp tool, like an awl, used for picking out letters from a column or page in making corrections.
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   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.
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   Wedged whole ages in a bodkin's eye.
   Pope.
   
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   A kind of pin used by women to fasten the hair.
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   To sit, ride, or travel bodkin, to sit closely wedged between two persons. [Colloq.]
   Thackeray.
   
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   Bodkin, n. See Baudekin. [Obs.]
   Shirley.
   
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