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Word: Bodkin
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: perhaps of Celtic origin and related to Irish bod, Welsh bidog, Scottish Gaelic biodag ‘dagger’
ˈbɒdkɪn
a thick, blunt needle with a large eye, used for drawing tape or cord through a hem.
Short Definition:thick, blunt needle with large eye
a pointed tool used for removing pieces of metal type for correction.
Short Definition:pointed tool used for removing pieces of metal type for correction
a dagger.
Short Definition:dagger
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