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Definition of bodkin noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bodkin

noun

/ˈbɒdkɪn/

/ˈbɑːdkɪn/

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a thick needle with no point
Word OriginMiddle English: perhaps of Celtic origin and related to Irish bod, Welsh bidog, Scottish Gaelic biodag ‘dagger’.

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