#bodkins

Hey.

You don't need to use a safety pin to thread elastic through that channel.

There's a tool for that, called a bodkin, which works better than a safety pin. There's even a variety of different kinds.

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Scrimshawed bodkins, scrimshawed by a sailor, 19th century

What Is The Origin Of (46)?….

  Gadzooks and Odds Bodkins

These are two forms of exclamations or mild oaths.

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