(1) There is a nail knot/tying tool, clipper/nipper, a bodkin - which as we all know is a needle.(2) Isaac Newton risked his vision by poking a bodkin beneath his eyeball to understand how we see.(3) She stopped to examine an exquisite white embroidery bag, containing pencils for drawing, scissors, compass and bodkin in gold and mother-of-pearl.(4) Thus the body of the witch might be subjected to penetration by bodkins or needles as the insensible spot was sought.