From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbodkinbod‧kin /ˈbɒdkɪn $ ˈbɑːd-/ noun [countable] DLHa long thick needle without a point
Examples from the Corpus
bodkin• On her head she wore a green felt hat, with a pin stuck through it like a bodkin.• Thread up the second yarn with a long needle or bodkin and thread this second yarn into the correct slot.• The bodkin trick should have been completed beforehand to make the sleeve ready.Origin bodkin (1300-1400) Perhaps from Welsh bidog or Scottish Gaelic biodag “knife used as a weapon” 