bodkin

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Synonyms: boykin, dodkin, bodikin, botkin, bodin, bodmin, godkin, brodkin, borkin

Antonyms: boykin, dodkin, bodikin, botkin, bodin, bodmin, godkin, brodkin, borkin

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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. {{lb|en|printing}} A sharp tool, like an [[awl]], formerly used for pressing down individual type characters (e.g. [[letter]]s) from a [[column]] or [[page]] in making [[correction]]s.

Adverb

1. Closely wedged between two people.

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en|from=patronymics}}.

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