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Bodkin
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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(Early Eng. boydekin, a dagger, a word of unknown origin, possibly connected with the Gaelic biodag, a short sword), a small, needle-like instrument of steel or bone with a flattened knob at one end, used in needlework. It has one or more slits or eyes, through which cord, tape or ribbon can be passed, for threading through a hem or series of loops. The word is also used of a small piercing instrument for making holes in cloth, &c.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Bodkin'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/b/bodkin.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Bodkin'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/b/bodkin.html. 1910.
