Bodkin
Shiv
Shiv noun - An instrument with a metal length that has a sharp edge for cutting.
Usage example: watch yourself in Cell Block 8, or you'll end up with a shiv in your back
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Shiv and Bodkin. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bodkin/shiv
Bodkin & Shiv. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bodkin/shiv>.
Shiv or Bodkin. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bodkin/shiv.
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