Definition of Bodikins

1. Noun. (plural of bodikin); (alternative form of bodkin)s. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bodikins

1. bodikin [n] - See also: bodikin

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bodikins

bodhrans
bodian
bodice
bodice-ripper
bodice-rippers
bodice rippers
bodiced
bodices
bodie
bodied
bodies
bodies of work
bodig
bodikin
bodikins (current term)
bodiless
bodilessness
bodiliness
bodily
bodily-fluid
bodily cavity
bodily fluids
bodily functions
bodily integrity
bodily process
bodily property
bodily secretions

Literary usage of Bodikins

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Cursory History of Swearing by Julian Sharman (1884)
"Odd's bodikins will do well enough for me, and lack-a-daisy for my wife." Many other persons have been much of the same mind ..."

2. The Dialect of Craven: In the West-Riding of the County of York by William Carr (1828)
"It is also used in various exclamations, as ods-bobs, ods-mess, ods-bodikins, odds-zooks, ods-zounds, od-dickens, ..."

3. Words: Their Use and Abuse by William Mathews (1896)
"Giles wakes and cries, 'Ods bodikins, what's beret Why, how now; am I Giles or not? If he, I've lost six geldings to my smart; If not, ..."

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