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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
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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
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“Bodkin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bodkin. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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bodkin
noun
bod·kin
ˈbäd-kən 
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b
: a sharp slender instrument for making holes in cloth
2
: a blunt needle with a large eye for drawing tape or ribbon through a loop or hem
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