Hyphenation of bodkin

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word bodkin? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

bod-kin

Definitions of bodkin:

1.	A dagger with a slender blade
2.	Formerly a long hairpin Usually with an ornamental head
3.	A small sharp-pointed tool for punching holes in leather or fabric
4.	A blunt needle for threading ribbon through loops

Synonyms of bodkin:

noun	poniard, dagger, sticker
noun	hairpin
noun	hand tool
noun	threader, hand tool

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.