See bodkin in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"Closely wedged between two people."
],
"tags": [
"not-comparable"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"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",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/52/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-bodkin.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-bodkin.wav.ogg"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "bodikin"
},
{
"word": "bodkine"
},
{
"word": "botkin"
},
{
"word": "boidken"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife"
],
"word": "bodkin"
}
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