Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bodkin

4 senses of bodkin

Sense 1
poniard, bodkin -- (a dagger with a slender blade)
       => dagger, sticker -- (a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing)

Sense 2
bodkin -- (formerly a long hairpin; usually with an ornamental head)
       => hairpin -- (a double pronged pin used to hold women's hair in place)

Sense 3
bodkin -- (a small sharp-pointed tool for punching holes in leather or fabric)
       => hand tool -- (a tool used with workers' hands)

Sense 4
bodkin, threader -- (a blunt needle for threading ribbon through loops)
       => hand tool -- (a tool used with workers' hands)