bodkin

1. A small sharp pointed tool for making holes in cloth or leather.

   a small sharp-pointed tool for punching holes in leather or fabric

2. A blunt needle used for threading ribbon or cord through a hem or casing.

   a blunt needle for threading ribbon through loops

3. A hairpin.

   formerly a long hairpin; usually with an ornamental head

4. A dagger.

   a dagger with a slender blade

5. A type of long thin arrowhead.

6. 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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