Definitions for bodkin

Overview of noun bodkin

The noun bodkin has 4 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. poniard, bodkin

(a dagger with a slender blade)

2. bodkin

(formerly a long hairpin; usually with an ornamental head)

3. bodkin

(a small sharp-pointed tool for punching holes in leather or fabric)

4. bodkin, threader

(a blunt needle for threading ribbon through loops)