0 a large needle that does not have a sharp point, used especially for pulling a strip of material through cloth --
Bodkin was in time to alert neighbours but the building was destroyed in the fire, but firemen managed to prevent it from spreading to nearby houses.
Bodkin earned a place in the history of the detective novel by virtue of his invention of the first detective family.
The typical bodkin was a square-section arrowhead, generally up to 4 (11.5cm) long and (1 cm) thick at its widest point, tapered down behind this initial punch shape.
Against a coat of plates, the needle bodkin achieved 0.3 penetration.
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Bodkin heads are simple spikes made of metal of various shapes, designed to pierce armour.
The bodkin point eventually fell out of use during the 16th and 17th centuries, as armour largely ceased to be worn.
Against high quality riveted maille, the needle bodkin and curved broadhead penetrated 2.8.
