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   Bod·kin

   /ˈbädkən/

   

   noun

   • 1. a blunt, thick needle with a large eye used especially for drawing tape or cord through a hem.
   • ▪ a small pointed instrument used to pierce cloth or leather.
   • ▪ a long pin used for fastening hair.
   • ▪ a pointed tool used for removing pieces of metal type for correction.

   Word Origin Middle English: perhaps of Celtic origin and related to Irish bod, Welsh bidog, Scottish Gaelic biodag ‘dagger’.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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