'To sit' definitions:
Definition of 'To sit'
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]
Words containing 'To sit'
- Sit,
- Sitting,
- To sit at,
- To sit down,
- To sit out,
- To sit under,
- To sit up,
- sit by,
- sit down,
- sit down with,
- sit in,
- sit in on,
- sit on,
- sit out,
- sit up,
- Sitting room,
- To sit at chambers,
- To sit at meat,
- To sit at table,
- To sit for a fellowship,
- To sit on brood,
- baby sit,
- baby sitting,
- pet sitting,
- sit around,
- sit back,
- sit down strike,
- sit tight,
- sit-down,
- sit-in,
- sit-up,
- sitting bull,
- sitting duck,
- sitting trot,
- baby-sit,
- sit-down strike