\Bod"kin\ (b[o^]d"k[i^]n), n. [OE. boydekyn dagger; of
uncertain origin; cf. W. bidog hanger, short sword, Ir.
bideog, Gael. biodag.]
1. A dagger. [Obs.]
         When he himself might his quietus make With a bare
         bodkin.                               --Shak.
2. (Needlework) An implement of steel, bone, ivory, etc.,
   with a sharp point, for making holes by piercing; a
   ?tiletto; an eyeleteer.
3. (Print.) A sharp tool, like an awl, used for picking ?ut
   letters from a column or page in making corrections.
4. 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.
         Wedged whole ages in a bodkin's eye.  --Pope.
5. A kind of pin used by women to fasten the hair.
{To sit}, {ride}, or {travel bodkin}, to sit closely wedged
   between two persons. [Colloq.] --Thackeray.

\Bod"kin\, n.
See {Baudekin}. [Obs.] --Shirley.