Definitions for bodkin
ˈbɒd kɪnbod·kin

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. poniard, bodkinnoun

   a dagger with a slender blade

2. bodkinnoun

   formerly a long hairpin; usually with an ornamental head

3. bodkinnoun

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

4. bodkin, threadernoun

   a blunt needle for threading ribbon through loops

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bodkinnoun

   A small sharp pointed tool for making holes in cloth or leather.

2. bodkinnoun

   A blunt needle used for threading ribbon or cord through a hem or casing.

3. bodkinnoun

   A hairpin.

4. bodkinnoun

   A dagger.

5. bodkinnoun

   A type of arrowhead.

6. Etymology: From boydekin, apparently from * (of unknown origin). Cognate with botkin, boitkin, boikin.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bodkinnoun

   Etymology: boddiken, or small body, Skinner.

   1. An instrument with a small blade and sharp point, used to bore holes.

   Each of them had bodkins in their hands, wherewith continually they pricked him. Philip Sidney, Arcadia.

   2. An instrument to draw a thread or ribbond through a loop.

   Or plung’d in lakes of bitter washes lie,
   Or wedg’d whole ages in a bodkin’s eye. Alexander Pope, R. of the L.

   3. An instrument to dress the hair.

   You took constant care
   The bodkin, comb, and essence to prepare:
   For this your locks in paper-durance bound. Alexander Pope.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bodkin

   A bodkin is a small, sharp, pointed instrument often used for piercing holes, especially in leather or fabric. It can also refer to a blunt, thick needle with a large eye used especially for drawing tape or cord through a hem. The term 'bodkin' was also historically used to describe a type of sharp, slender dagger.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bodkinnoun

   a dagger

2. Bodkinnoun

   an implement of steel, bone, ivory, etc., with a sharp point, for making holes by piercing; a /tiletto; an eyeleteer

3. Bodkinnoun

   a sharp tool, like an awl, used for picking /ut letters from a column or page in making corrections

4. Bodkinnoun

   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

5. Bodkinnoun

   a kind of pin used by women to fasten the hair

6. Bodkinnoun

   see Baudekin

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bodkin

   bod′kin, n. a small dagger: a small instrument for pricking holes or for dressing the hair: a large blunt needle.—To sit, or ride, bodkin, to be wedged in tight between two others. [Prob. conn. with W. bidog, a dagger.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. bodkin

   A dirk or dagger, a word still in use, though Johnson says it is the oldest acceptation of it. It is the bodekin of Chaucer; and Shakspeare makes Hamlet ask who would bear the ills of life, "When he himself might his quietus make With a bare bodkin?"

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. bodkin

   A dirk or dagger; a word still in use, though Johnson says it is the oldest acceptation of it.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BODKIN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Bodkin is ranked #16370 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Bodkin surname appeared 1,759 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Bodkin.
   
   90.7% or 1,597 total occurrences were White.
   4.1% or 73 total occurrences were Black.
   3.4% or 60 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.9% or 16 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Dagger
   • Hairpin
   • Hand Tool

How to pronounce bodkin?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say bodkin in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of bodkin in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of bodkin in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=bodkin
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bodkin
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=bodkin
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bodkin
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=bodkin
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=bodkin
8. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html