Bodkin
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An implement of steel, bone, ivory, etc., with a sharp point,for making holes by piercing; a
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Bodkin
A bodkin is more polished version of a shiv. Where a shiv is generally made from whatever item a convict can sharpen and punch into a fellows back, a bodkin is created to be a weapon from the get-go.
Technically, a bodkin has no edged blade. Its sharp point is what gets the work done. Originally, bodkins were created to punch through knights armor. Perhaps due to this, it bears the stigma of being a weapon yielded by peasants, footpads and thugs. -
A miniutre sized creature who dwells in small spaces and detests physical affection.
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A mysterious object feared throughout the ghetto due to its massive powers of evil and corruption
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A bodkin is more polished version of a shiv. Where a shiv is generally made from whatever item a convict can sharpen and punch into a fellows back, a bodkin is created to be a weapon from the get-go.
Technically, a bodkin has no edged blade. Its sharp point is what gets the work done. Originally, bodkins were created to punch through knights armor. Perhaps due to this, it bears the stigma of being a weapon yielded by peasants, footpads and thugs. -
A thick, blunt needle with a large eye, used for drawing tape or cord through a hem.
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a large needle that does not have a sharp point, used especially for pulling a strip of material through cloth
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A blunt, thick needle with a large eye used especially for drawing tape or cord through a hem.
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