What is "travel bodkin"

Bodkin \Bod"kin\ (b[o^]d"k[i^]n), 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 stiletto; an eyeleteer.

3. (Print.) A sharp tool, like an awl, used for picking out 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.

5. A kind of pin used by women to fasten the hair.

   To sit, ride, or travel bodkin, to sit closely wedged between two persons. [Colloq.]
   --Thackeray.