Noun bodkin has 4 senses
  1. poniard, bodkin - a dagger with a slender blade
    --1 is a kind of dagger, sticker
  2. bodkin - formerly a long hairpin; usually with an ornamental head
    --2 is a kind of
    hairpin
  3. bodkin - a small sharp-pointed tool for punching holes in leather or fabric
    --3 is a kind of
    hand tool
  4. bodkin, threader - a blunt needle for threading ribbon through loops
    --4 is a kind of hand tool
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