adj. (old).—Arrested; laid by the heels (BEE).
THIMBLE AND BODKIN ARMY, subs. phr. (old).—The Parliamentary Army: in contempt.
1884. S. DOWELL, A History of Taxation and Taxes in England, II. 3. The nobles [were] being profuse in their contributions of plate for the service of the king at Oxford, while on the parliamentary side the subscriptions of silver offerings included even such little personal articles as those that suggested the term THE ‘THIMBLE AND BODKIN’ ARMY.
