'Bodkin' definitions:

Definition of 'bodkin'

noun

A dagger with a slender blade [syn: poniard, bodkin]

noun

Formerly a long hairpin; usually with an ornamental head

noun

A small sharp-pointed tool for punching holes in leather or fabric

noun

A blunt needle for threading ribbon through loops [syn: bodkin, threader]

From: GCIDE

From: GCIDE

Bodkin \Bod"kin\ (b[o^]d"k[i^]n), n. [OE. boydekyn dagger; of uncertain origin; cf. W. bidog hanger, short sword, Ir. bideog, Gael. biodag.]
1. A dagger. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
When he himself might his quietus make With a bare bodkin. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
2. (Needlework) An implement of steel, bone, ivory, etc., with a sharp point, for making holes by piercing; a stiletto; an eyeleteer. [1913 Webster]
3. (Print.) A sharp tool, like an awl, used for picking out letters from a column or page in making corrections. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]
Wedged whole ages in a bodkin's eye. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
5. A kind of pin used by women to fasten the hair. [1913 Webster]
To sit, ride, or travel bodkin, to sit closely wedged between two persons. [Colloq.] --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]