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Recent Examples of bodkinThe bodkins were helpful tools that could double as hairpins.—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025 Icke also occasionally cues up some Bob Dylan songs, chosen for their on-the-bodkin lyrics.—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
This includes openly carrying the famous Jim Bowie knife, as well as daggers, dirks, throwing knives, stilettos, poniards, swords, machetes and spears.
Long Skirt + Tank + Oversize Jacket Play with texture by mixing suede boots with stiletto or kitten heels with an oversized leather bomber jacket, a combination that has a polished vibe without being overly fussy or complicated to put together.
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Aemilia Madden,
Glamour,
29 Aug. 2025
Nicki Minaj is raising her glass to Pink, who tried out the rapper’s viral stiletto challenge and absolutely knocked it out of the park.
When the juveniles returned to take a picture of the vehicle’s license plate, Mumme allegedly exited the building and confronted them with a pocketknife, police said.
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Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
Inside his bag was a homemade explosive device, binoculars, a pocketknife and a torch lighter.
He has been charged on suspicion of committing three felonies, making criminal threats, possession of brass knuckles and possession of a dirk or dagger, Orange County prosecutors said in a criminal complaint.
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David K. Li,
NBC news,
4 Sep. 2025
Misdemeanor carry concealed dirk or dagger, 3000 block Ocean Front Walk, 1:18 p.m.
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Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Apr. 2025
The workers blamed Landi — who was still in charge — for their troubles, and an image of Landi posing, pirate-style, with a cartoon-villain expression and a cutlass between his teeth became a symbol for Eutelia’s misdeeds.
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Atossa Araxia Abrahamian Atossa Araxia Abrahamian,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2025
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.
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Sean Kingsley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 May 2024
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