| Word | bodkin |
|---|---|
| Definition | n. A thick needle used for piercing or threading thick cord through cloth or leather. |
| Sentence | But the most penetrating bodkin was the anagramtailed entry in the register of Chestnut Lodge ‘Ted Hunter, Cane, NH.’ |
| Source | Lolita, II.23, p. 265 Image credit: CC-BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Post-medieval_,_Bodkin_(FindID_270218).jpg |
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