"bodkin" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

IPA: /ˈbɒdkɪn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bodkin.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: From Middle English boydekin (“dagger”), apparently from *boyde, *boide (of unknown [Celtic?] origin) + -kin. Cognate with Scots botkin, boitkin, boikin (“bodkin”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|boydekin||dagger}} Middle English boydekin (“dagger”), {{m|enm|*boyde}} *boyde, {{m|enm|*boide}} *boide, {{der|en|cel|-}} Celtic, {{gloss|of unknown 􂀿Celtic?􂁀 origin}} (of unknown [Celtic?] origin), {{m|en|-kin|id=diminutive}} -kin, {{cog|sco|botkin}} Scots botkin, {{m|sco|boitkin}} boitkin, {{m|sco|boikin||bodkin}} boikin (“bodkin”) Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} bodkin (not comparable)
  1. Closely wedged between two people. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-bodkin-en-adv-2jzmUD1J Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 35 3 10 7 1 1 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bodikin, bodkine, botkin, boidken

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbɒdkɪn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bodkin.wav [Southern-England] Forms: bodkins [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English boydekin (“dagger”), apparently from *boyde, *boide (of unknown [Celtic?] origin) + -kin. Cognate with Scots botkin, boitkin, boikin (“bodkin”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|boydekin||dagger}} Middle English boydekin (“dagger”), {{m|enm|*boyde}} *boyde, {{m|enm|*boide}} *boide, {{der|en|cel|-}} Celtic, {{gloss|of unknown 􂀿Celtic?􂁀 origin}} (of unknown [Celtic?] origin), {{m|en|-kin|id=diminutive}} -kin, {{cog|sco|botkin}} Scots botkin, {{m|sco|boitkin}} boitkin, {{m|sco|boikin||bodkin}} boikin (“bodkin”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} bodkin (plural bodkins)
  1. A small sharp pointed tool for making holes in cloth or leather. Translations (pointed tool): шило (šilo) [neuter] (Bulgarian), naskali (Finnish), meana [masculine] (Irish), ابره (ibre) (Ottoman Turkish)
    Sense id: en-bodkin-en-noun-RqxL4-FK Disambiguation of 'pointed tool': 68 3 1 0 0 28
  2. A blunt needle used for threading ribbon or cord through a hem or casing. Translations (blunt needle): губерка (guberka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), pujotusneula (Finnish), auwai (Maori)
    Sense id: en-bodkin-en-noun-Mu6bn0Nt Disambiguation of 'blunt needle': 2 90 2 0 3 4
  3. A hairpin.
    Sense id: en-bodkin-en-noun-KkDQHImN
  4. A dagger.
    Sense id: en-bodkin-en-noun-mEmDojDY
  5. A type of long thin arrowhead. Translations (type of arrowhead): bodkin-kärki (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-bodkin-en-noun-cgjJycFL Disambiguation of 'type of arrowhead': 2 6 13 0 70 9
  6. (printing) A sharp tool, like an awl, formerly used for pressing down individual type characters (e.g. letters) from a column or page in making corrections. Categories (topical): Printing, Sewing
    Sense id: en-bodkin-en-noun-9Sr4agPE Disambiguation of Sewing: 14 9 14 4 4 8 47 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 3 6 7 1 3 62 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 32 3 8 6 1 1 49 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 35 3 10 7 1 1 43 Topics: media, printing, publishing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bodikin, bodkine, botkin, boidken

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "printing",
          "printing#Noun"
        ],
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          "awl",
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        ],
        [
          "letter",
          "letter"
        ],
        [
          "column",
          "column"
        ],
        [
          "page",
          "page"
        ],
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          "correction"
        ]
      ],
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        "(printing) A sharp tool, like an awl, formerly used for pressing down individual type characters (e.g. letters) from a column or page in making corrections."
      ],
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        "media",
        "printing",
        "publishing"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɒdkɪn/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bodkin.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/52/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-bodkin.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-bodkin.wav.mp3",
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "bodikin"
    },
    {
      "word": "bodkine"
    },
    {
      "word": "botkin"
    },
    {
      "word": "boidken"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "šilo",
      "sense": "pointed tool",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "шило"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "pointed tool",
      "word": "naskali"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "pointed tool",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "meana"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "ibre",
      "sense": "pointed tool",
      "word": "ابره"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "guberka",
      "sense": "blunt needle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "губерка"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "blunt needle",
      "word": "pujotusneula"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "blunt needle",
      "word": "auwai"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "type of arrowhead",
      "word": "bodkin-kärki"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife"
  ],
  "word": "bodkin"
}

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    "English adverbs",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English diminutive nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
    "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms derived from Celtic languages",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English uncomparable adverbs",
    "en:Sewing"
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      "args": {
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        "2": "enm",
        "3": "boydekin",
        "4": "",
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      },
      "expansion": "Middle English boydekin (“dagger”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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        "2": "*boyde"
      },
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      },
      "expansion": "*boide",
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        "3": "-"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
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      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "botkin"
      },
      "expansion": "Scots botkin",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "boitkin"
      },
      "expansion": "boitkin",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "boikin",
        "3": "",
        "4": "bodkin"
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      "expansion": "boikin (“bodkin”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English boydekin (“dagger”), apparently from *boyde, *boide (of unknown [Celtic?] origin) + -kin. Cognate with Scots botkin, boitkin, boikin (“bodkin”).",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
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    {
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        "English terms with collocations",
        "English terms with quotations"
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        {
          "text": "to sit bodkin",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1904, Elizabeth von Arnim, The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen, MacMillan, published 1904",
          "text": "Either he must come between us and be what is known as bodkin, or some one must get out and walk; and the bodkin solution not commending itself to me it was plain that if some one walked it must be myself.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2018, Delphi Complete Works of R. S. Surtees (Illustrated)",
          "text": "Moreover, Mr. Jorrocks insisted upon riding bodkin — a very awkward-sized bodkin he was — especially as he would have all three to sit back, so that the conversation might be general."
        }
      ],
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        "Closely wedged between two people."
      ],
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        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɒdkɪn/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bodkin.wav",
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
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    {
      "word": "bodikin"
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      "word": "bodkine"
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      "word": "botkin"
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      "word": "boidken"
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  ],
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    "Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife"
  ],
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}

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