Be brought to bodily act.
Shak.
Bodily fear, apprehension of physical injury.
Syn. -- See Corporal.
Bod"i*ly, adv. 1. Corporeally; in bodily form; united with a body or matter; in the body.
For in him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily.
Col. ii. 9
2. In respect to, or so as to affect, the entire body or mass; entirely; all at once; completely; as, to carry away bodily. "Leapt bodily below." Lowell.
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Bod"ing (bd"ng), a. Foreshowing; presaging; ominous. -- Bod"ing*ly, adv.
Bod"ing, n. A prognostic; an omen; a foreboding.
Bod"kin (bd"kn), n. [OE. boydekyn dagger; of uncertain origin; cf. W. bidog hanger, short sword, Ir. bideog, Gael. biodag.] 1. A dagger. [Obs.]
When he himself might his quietus make
With a bare bodkin.
Shak.
2. (Needlework) An implement of steel, bone, ivory, etc., with a sharp point, for making holes by piercing; a &?;tiletto; an eyeleteer.
3. (Print.) A sharp tool, like an awl, used for picking &?;ut letters from a column or page in making corrections.
4. A kind of needle with a large eye and a blunt point, for drawing tape, ribbon, etc., through a loop or a hem; a tape needle.
Wedged whole ages in a bodkin's eye.
Pope.