1. A small sharp-pointed tool for punching holes in leather or fabric
   "The leatherworker used a bodkin to create decorative perforations"
    
2. A blunt needle for threading ribbon through loops
   "She used a bodkin to insert the drawstring into the waistband";
   - threader
    
3. Formerly a long hairpin; usually with an ornamental head
   "The historical reenactor wore an ornate bodkin in her elaborate hairstyle"
    
4. A dagger with a slender blade
   "The assassin concealed a bodkin in his sleeve";
   - poniard

Derived forms: bodkins

Type of: dagger, hairpin, hand tool, sticker

Encyclopedia: Bodkin, Richard