a thick, blunt needle with a large eye, used especially for drawing tape or cord through a hem (尤指用來穿引縫邊線帶或細(xì)繩的)大針眼縫針 ■(historical)a long pin used by women for fastening up the hair (史)(女子用的)長發(fā)夾 ■(Printing)a pointed tool used for removing pieces of metal type for correction (印)活字鋏
語源
Middle English : perhaps of Celtic origin and related to Irish bod, Welsh bidog, Scottish Gaelic biodag 'dagger'