bodkin
/ˈbɒdkɪn/noun
1- a thick, blunt needle with a large eye, used especially for drawing tape or cord through a hem(尤指用来穿引缝边线带或细绳的)大针眼缝针。
1.1
- historical a long pin used by women for fastening up the hair〈史〉(女子用的)长发夹。
1.2
- Printing a pointed tool used for removing pieces of metal type for correction【印】活字铗。
词源
Middle English: perhaps of Celtic origin and related to Irish bod, Welsh bidog, Scottish Gaelic biodag 'dagger'.