How do you use Bodkin in a sentence? See 7 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like dagger or sticker, plus the exact meaning.
Bodkin in a sentence
Bodkin meaning
- A small sharp pointed tool for making holes in cloth or leather.
- A blunt needle used for threading ribbon or cord through a hem or casing.
- A hairpin.
Using Bodkin
- The main meaning on this page is: A small sharp pointed tool for making holes in cloth or leather. | A blunt needle used for threading ribbon or cord through a hem or casing. | A hairpin.
- Useful related words include: hand tool, poniard, dagger, sticker.
Context around Bodkin
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 6 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Bodkin
- In this selection, "bodkin" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, function, short, steel, points, arrows and adams stand out and add context to how "bodkin" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a long bodkin arrow would and by function bodkin points are. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "bodkin" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with bodkin
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
John Bodkin Adams is also known to have used heroin as a murder weapon. (14 words)
The experimenters, however, concluded that a long bodkin arrow would have penetrated through this armour combination. (16 words)
Arrowheads are usually separated by function: *Bodkin points are short, rigid points with a small cross-section. (17 words)
Results against plate armour of "minimum thickness" (1.2mm) were similar to the coat of plates, in that the needle bodkin penetrated to a shallow depth, the other arrows not at all. (32 words)
Van der Kiste, p. 158 Hervey and Frederick (using a pseudonym "Captain Bodkin") wrote a theatrical comedy together which was staged at the Drury Lane Theatre in October 1731. (29 words)
In 2011, Mike Loades conducted an experiment in which short bodkin arrows were shot at a range of convert by bows of convert. (23 words)
Example sentences (7)
Arrowheads are usually separated by function: *Bodkin points are short, rigid points with a small cross-section.
In 2011, Mike Loades conducted an experiment in which short bodkin arrows were shot at a range of convert by bows of convert.
In a modern test, a direct hit from a hard steel bodkin point penetrated Damascus chain armour.
John Bodkin Adams is also known to have used heroin as a murder weapon.
Results against plate armour of "minimum thickness" (1.2mm) were similar to the coat of plates, in that the needle bodkin penetrated to a shallow depth, the other arrows not at all.
The experimenters, however, concluded that a long bodkin arrow would have penetrated through this armour combination.
Van der Kiste, p. 158 Hervey and Frederick (using a pseudonym "Captain Bodkin") wrote a theatrical comedy together which was staged at the Drury Lane Theatre in October 1731.