Definitions for bodkins

bodkins bod·kin

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IPA: /ˈbɒd kɪn/

Bodkins is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 161 anagrams from letters in bodkins (bdiknos).

Definitions for bodkins

noun

  1. a small, pointed instrument for making holes in cloth, leather, etc.
  2. a long pinshaped instrument used by women to fasten up the hair.
  3. a blunt, needlelike instrument for drawing tape, cord, etc., through a loop, hem, or the like.
  4. Obsolete. a small dagger; stiletto.

Origin of bodkins

1350-1400; Middle English badeken, bo(i)dekyn, of uncertain origin

Examples for bodkins

Yes, without better tools than a knife, two pins, and a bodkin.

bodkin, an awl used for making the holes in the boards for the slips.

The wrench upon it had already pulled the bodkin from the wainscot.

"Here's Scanlan now, and he 'll tell us everything," said bodkin.

"Maybe we 'll get a peep at the gardens," said bodkin, endeavoring to console them.

This bodkin is a noted duellist, and will try to shake your nerve.

"Spell man," said Dotty, sternly, pointing with a bodkin at Dinah.

Mr. bodkin, however, when it came to his turn, had a good deal to say.

Mr. bodkin, opening the case, described Hemmerde for the defence.

When they came to look for bodkin, he had disappeared with his red roan horse.

Word Value for bodkins
Scrable

13

Words with friends

15

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