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Recent Examples of bodkin
Icke also occasionally cues up some Bob Dylan songs, chosen for their on-the-bodkin lyrics.
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Helen Shaw, Vulture, 30 June 2022
Punishment for cursing or disparaging a clergyman was having a bodkin — a large needle — driven through the tongue.
—Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2017
Helen Shaw, Vulture, 30 June 2022
Punishment for cursing or disparaging a clergyman was having a bodkin — a large needle — driven through the tongue.
—Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bodkin
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Still, after all that time, James is capable of making winning plays — the chase down block, the key defensive stop and the bully-ball dagger all playing a role in helping the Lakers defeat the Kings 113-100.Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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Seymour and her colleagues also found other artifacts at the site, including crossbow bolts, lead bullets, swords, daggers, chain mail and plate armor.Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
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Apparently, Lord John’s distant cousin Charles Grey and his troops killed 100 men in their beds, using nothing but bayonets.Lincee Ray, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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If these were not available a gun could be spiked with a bayonet which would then be broken off so it could not be pulled out.David Hambling, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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And of course, killer boots: thigh-high stilettos, and the aforementioned cowboy kind.Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 4 Jan. 2025
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Sky-high stilettos meet gorgeous, expansive vistas in this glossy ode to excess.Laura Bradley, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
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Well, some customers like to break it apart in other ways or slice it at home by knife.Miami Herald File, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
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Mejia was also arrested on Nov. 27, 2024, after allegedly stabbing a neighbor's Ring camera with a kitchen knife.Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 12 Jan. 2025
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The man forced the boyfriend into the bathroom at gunpoint with a revolver while the woman pulled out a pocketknife and began going through the victim’s belongings, the affidavit said.Silas Morgan, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2024
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Neal’s lawyer argued that Hopkins was wearing a tool belt that included blunt objects and a closed pocketknife, making the homicide self-defense.Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024
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Carry concealed dirk or dagger – 400 block of Santa Fe Drive, 11:12 a.m. DUI – 0 block of La Costa Avenue, 3:32 a.m.Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Jan. 2025
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California, which is also in the Ninth Circuit, bans the possession of an even wider assortment of bladed weapons, including dirks, daggers, ballistic knives, belt buckle knives, lipstick case knives, cane swords, and more.Matt Ford, The New Republic, 9 Aug. 2023
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The ultimate prop was the pirate flag, which could be decorated with a skull and crossbones (as in the classic Jolly Roger design), bleeding hearts, hourglasses, spears, cutlasses and skeletons.Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024
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In that post, she could be seen dressed in a pirate costume, complete with a large hat, knee-high black boots and a cutlass sword.Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2024
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The team explains how scientists can examine an octopus’ beak, stylets, and growth rings in the lab to determine how old the animal is.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Apr. 2024
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Then, the mosquito uses one stylet—the labrum—to prod around, seeking a blood vessel to pierce.John Sass, Field & Stream, 11 Apr. 2023
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“Bodkin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bodkin. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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