bodkin
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++bod·kin /ˈbɒdkɪn $ ˈbɑːd-/ noun [countable] DLHa long thick needle without a point （钝头）粗长针，钝针
Examples from the Corpus
bodkin• On her head she wore a green felt hat, with a pin stuck through it like a bodkin.• Thread up the second yarn with a long needle or bodkin and thread this second yarn into the correct slot.• The bodkin trick should have been completed beforehand to make the sleeve ready.Origin bodkin (1300-1400) Perhaps from Welsh bidog or Scottish Gaelic biodag “knife used as a weapon”bod·kin nounChineseSyllable
a Corpus thick point a without needle long
bodkin
bod‧kin /ˈbɒdkən, ˈbɒdkɪn $ ˈbɑːd-/
noun [countable]
bod‧kin /ˈbɒdkən, ˈbɒdkɪn $ ˈbɑːd-/
noun [countable] Date: 1300-1400
Origin: Perhaps from Welsh bidog or Scottish Gaelic biodag 'knife used as a weapon'
a long thick needle without a point
Origin: Perhaps from Welsh bidog or Scottish Gaelic biodag 'knife used as a weapon'