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  • Bodkin | Definition and Translations

    A bodkin is a piercing tool used in hand typesetting for extracting a piece of type from a form.

     

    Dutch: els (elsklos met angel)
    German: Ahle
    Italian: punteruolo
    Polish: szydło
    Portuguese: Punção
    Russian: шило
    Spanish: Punzón
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