1. bodkin - Noun
2. bodkin - Adverb
3. Bodkin - Proper noun
An implement of steel, bone, ivory, etc., with a sharp point, for making holes by piercing; a /tiletto; an eyeleteer.
A sharp tool, like an awl, used for picking /ut letters from a column or page in making corrections.
A kind of needle with a large eye and a blunt point, for drawing tape, ribbon, etc., through a loop or a hem; a tape needle.
A kind of pin used by women to fasten the hair.
See Baudekin.
Source: Webster's dictionaryTo be, or not to be; that is the bare bodkin. Mark Twain
Cullen, Pamela V., "A Stranger in Blood: The Case Files on Dr John Bodkin Adams", London, Elliott & Thompson, 2006, ISBN 1-904027-19-9 * William Arthur (1797–1875), born in Ballymena, noted antiquitarian and Baptist clergyman in the United States. Source: Internet
In 2011, Mike Loades conducted an experiment in which short bodkin arrows were shot at a range of convert by bows of convert. Source: Internet
Cullen, Pamela V., "A Stranger in Blood: The Case Files on Dr John Bodkin Adams", London, Elliott & Thompson, 2006, ISBN 1-904027-19-9 On the other hand, expert evidence is often the most important component of many civil and criminal cases today. Source: Internet
The Maud S. Sherwood Elementary School community came together at the Bayberry Beach and Tennis Club last Friday evening to honor the memory of a beloved music teacher, Maureen Shutt Bodkin, who had passed away unexpectedly. Source: Internet
Van der Kiste, p. 158 Hervey and Frederick (using a pseudonym "Captain Bodkin") wrote a theatrical comedy together which was staged at the Drury Lane Theatre in October 1731. Source: Internet