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  1. 1. n. A dagger. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. An implement of steel, bone, ivory, etc., with a sharp point, for making holes by piercing; a /tiletto; an eyeleteer. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. A sharp tool, like an awl, used for picking /ut letters from a column or page in making corrections. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. 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. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. A kind of pin used by women to fasten the hair. Source: opted
  6. 6. n. See Baudekin. Source: opted
  7. 7. n. a dagger with a slender blade Source: wordnet
  8. 8. n. formerly a long hairpin; usually with an ornamental head Source: wordnet
  9. 9. n. a small sharp-pointed tool for punching holes in leather or fabric Source: wordnet
  10. 10. n. a blunt needle for threading ribbon through loops Source: wordnet
  11. 11. 1. A dagger. [Obs.] When he himself might his quietus make With a bare bodkin. Shak. 2. (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. 5. 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. See Baudekin. [Obs.] Shirley. Source: webster
  12. 12. An implement of steel, bone, ivory, etc., with a sharp point,for making holes by piercing; a Source: adambom

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