Bodkin

n.	1.	A dagger. When he himself might his quietus make With a bare bodkin. - Shak.
	2.	(Needlework) An implement of steel, bone, ivory, etc., with a sharp point, for making holes by piercing; a stiletto; an eyeleteer.
	3.	(Print.) A sharp tool, like an awl, used for picking out letters from a column or page in making corrections.
	4.	A kind of needle with a large eye and a blunt point, for drawing tape, ribbon, etc., through a loop or a hem; a tape needle. Wedged whole ages in a bodkin's eye. - Pope.
	5.	A kind of pin used by women to fasten the hair. To sit to sit closely wedged between two persons. - Thackeray.
	1.	See Baudekin.

Noun	1.	bodkin - a dagger with a slender blade Synonyms: poniard
	2.	bodkin - formerly a long hairpin; usually with an ornamental head
	3.	bodkin - a small sharp-pointed tool for punching holes in leather or fabric
	4.	bodkin - a blunt needle for threading ribbon through loops Synonyms: threader

dagger, poniard, sticker