Dagger vs. Bodkin

Daggernoun

(weapons) A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but with a short, double-edged blade.

Daggernoun

(typography) The text character †; the obelus.

Daggernoun

A timber placed diagonally in a ship's frame.

Daggerverb

To pierce with a dagger; to stab.

Daggernoun

A short weapon used for stabbing. This is the general term: cf. Poniard, Stiletto, Bowie knife, Dirk, Misericorde, Anlace.

Daggernoun

A mark of reference in the form of a dagger [

Daggernoun

A timber placed diagonally in a ship's frame.

Daggerverb

To pierce with a dagger; to stab.

Daggernoun

a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing

Daggernoun

a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote

Daggernoun

a short knife with a pointed and edged blade, used as a weapon

Daggernoun

another term for obelus

Daggernoun

a moth with a dark dagger-shaped marking on the forewing.

Dagger

A dagger is a knife with a very sharp point and usually two sharp edges, typically designed or capable of being used as a thrusting or stabbing weapon. Daggers have been used throughout human history for close combat confrontations, and many cultures have used adorned daggers in ritual and ceremonial contexts.

Bodkinnoun

A small sharp pointed tool for making holes in cloth or leather.

Bodkinnoun

A blunt needle used for threading ribbon or cord through a hem or casing.

Bodkinnoun

A hairpin.

Bodkinnoun

A dagger.

Bodkinnoun

A type of long thin arrowhead.

Bodkinnoun

(printing) A sharp tool, like an awl, formerly used for pressing down individual type characters letters from a column or page in making corrections.

Bodkinadverb

Closely wedged between two people.

Bodkinnoun

A dagger.

Bodkinnoun

An implement of steel, bone, ivory, etc., with a sharp point, for making holes by piercing; a stiletto; an eyeleteer.

Bodkinnoun

A sharp tool, like an awl, used for picking out letters from a column or page in making corrections.

Bodkinnoun

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.

Bodkinnoun

A kind of pin used by women to fasten the hair.

Bodkinnoun

See Baudekin.

Bodkinnoun

a dagger with a slender blade

Bodkinnoun

formerly a long hairpin; usually with an ornamental head

Bodkinnoun

a small sharp-pointed tool for punching holes in leather or fabric

Bodkinnoun

a blunt needle for threading ribbon through loops