how to pronounce bodkin

/ˈbɑːdkɪn/

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bodkin is pronounced in two syllables

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meanings of bodkin

noun:

A small sharp pointed tool for making holes in cloth or leather.
A dagger.
A type of long thin arrowhead.
A hairpin.
A blunt needle used for threading ribbon or cord through a hem or casing.
A sharp tool, like an awl, formerly used for pressing down individual type characters letters from a column or page in making corrections.
A multifunctional tool for pinning cloaks at the nape of the neck used also as a decorative hairpin or as a sewing instrument.

adverb:

Closely wedged between two people.

name:

A surname.

bodkin frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word bodkin occurs in english on average 0 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics bodkin can be related to

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