Difference between Bodkin and Poniard

What is the difference between Bodkin and Poniard?

Bodkin as a noun is a small sharp pointed tool for making holes in cloth or leather. while Poniard as a noun is a dagger typically having a slender square or triangular blade.

Bodkin

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A small sharp pointed tool for making holes in cloth or leather. A blunt needle used for threading ribbon or cord through a hem or casing A hairpin. A dagger. A type of arrowhead.

Poniard

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To stab with a poniard.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A dagger typically having a slender square or triangular blade.

We hope you now know whether to use Bodkin or Poniard in your sentence.

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