Definitions
1.nounA small sharp pointed tool for making holes in cloth or leather.
2.nounA blunt needle used for threading ribbon or cord through a hem or casing.
3.nounA hairpin.
4.nounA dagger.
5.nounA type of long thin arrowhead.
6.nounA sharp tool, like an awl, formerly used for pressing down individual type characters letters from a column or page in making corrections.
7.nounA multifunctional tool for pinning cloaks at the nape of the neck used also as a decorative hairpin or as a sewing instrument.
8.adverbClosely wedged between two people."to sit bodkin; to ride bodkin"