bodkin vs epee

bodkin

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

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

  • A dagger. 

  • A type of long thin arrowhead. 

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

  • A hairpin. 

adv
  • Closely wedged between two people. 

epee

noun
  • A sharp-pointed dueling sword with a bell-shaped guard, used (with the end blunted) in sport fencing. 

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