noun.
A corruption of baudekin.
noun.
A small dagger; a stiletto.
noun.
A small pointed instrument of steel, bone, or ivory, used for piercing holes in cloth, etc.
noun.
A similar but blunt instrument, with an eye, for drawing thread, tape, or ribbon through a loop, hem, etc.
noun.
A long pin-shaped instrument used by women to fasten up the hair.
noun.
A thick needle or straight awl of steel, used by bookbinders to make holes in boards and to trace lines for cutting.
noun.
A printers' tool for picking letters out of a column or page in correcting.