bodkin
bodkin is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 31 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.(Needlework) An implement of steel, bone, ivory, etc., with a sharp point, for making holes by piercing; a 3. (Print.) A sharp tool, like an awl, used for picking 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. Pope.
- 2.A kind of pin used by women to fasten the hair. To sit, ride, or travel bodkin, to sit closely wedged between two persons. [Colloq.] Thackeray.
- 3.See Baudekin. [Obs.] Shirley.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- auger
- awl
- borer
- chisel
- corkscrew
- dibble
- drill
- gimlet
- gouge
- lancet
- machine
- needle
- perforator
- piercer
- pliers
- press
- probe
- punch
- puncheon
- puncher
- rimer
- scoop
- spear
- stiletto
- stylet
- terrier
- trepan
- trocar
- warder
- weapon
- wimble
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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