Bodkin may refer to: *

Bodkin (surname) Bodkin is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Amby Bodkin (), Irish lawyer and duelist * Archibald Bodkin (1862–1957), English lawyer and Director of Public Prosecutions * Christopher Bodkin (died 1572), Irish prelate, Archbis ...

, a list of people and one fictional character * One of the fourteen

Tribes of Galway The Tribes of Galway ( ga, Treibheanna na Gaillimhe) were 14 merchant families who dominated the political, commercial and social life of the city of Galway in western Ireland between the mid-13th and late 19th centuries. They were the families ...

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dagger A dagger is a fighting knife with a very sharp point and usually two sharp edges, typically designed or capable of being used as a thrusting or stabbing weapon.State v. Martin, 633 S.W.2d 80 (Mo. 1982): This is the dictionary or popular-use de ...

* Bodkin, U.S. Virgin Islands, a settlement on Saint Croix * Bodkin Island, Maryland, United States – see

Bodkin Island Light The Bodkin Island Light (or Bodkin Point Light) was a lighthouse on the Chesapeake Bay, United States, the first erected in Maryland. History The lighthouse was constructed as an aid to shipping entering Baltimore; it was built on Bodkin Island ...

Bodkin point A bodkin point is a type of arrowhead. In its simplest form it is an uncomplicated squared metal spike, and was used extensively during the Middle Ages. The typical bodkin was a square-section arrowhead, generally up to long and thick at its wid ...

, a type of arrowhead *

Bodkin needle A sewing needle, used for hand-sewing, is a long slender tool with a pointed tip at one end and a hole (or ''eye'') to hold the sewing thread. The earliest needles were made of bone or wood; modern needles are manufactured from high carbon steel ...

, a variety of sewing needle

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