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bodikin

bodikin noun: a small body; forming part of the exclamatory phrase "ods bodikins". Also the alternative form of bodkin.

Noun

bodikin (plural bodikins)

  1. (obsolete) A small body; forming part of the exclamatory phrase "ods bodikins".
    • Odd's bodikin, man, better: use every man after his desert, and who should scape whipping?c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...

Also used as

bodikin is also the alternative form of bodkin.

Forms of bodikin

pluralbodikins
alternative formbodykin

Origin of bodikin

From body + -kin.

Phrases with bodikin

Questions about bodikin

What does bodikin mean?
Bodikin means a small body; forming part of the exclamatory phrase "ods bodikins".
What part of speech is bodikin?
Bodikin is a noun.
What is the plural of bodikin?
The plural of bodikin is bodikins.

Words near bodikin in the dictionary

  1. bodiesful
  2. Bodiford
  3. Bodifords
  4. bodig
  5. bodihood
  6. bodikin
  7. bodikins
  8. bodiless
  9. bodilessly
  10. bodilessness
  11. bodilily

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