BODKIN


Meaning of BODKIN in English

/ ˈbɒdkɪn; NAmE ˈbɑːd-/ noun

a thick needle with no point

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WORD ORIGIN

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

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.