n.
- a thick, blunt needle with a large eye, used for drawing tape through a hem.
▸historical a long pin used to fasten women's hair.
- Printing a pointed tool used for removing pieces of metal type for correction.
- archaic a dagger.
Etymology
ME (in sense 3): perh. of Celtic origin and rel. to Ir. bod, Welsh bidog, Sc. Gaelic biodag ‘dagger’.
