Gimlet
Pronunciation : Gim"let
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OF. guimbelet, guibelet, F. gibelet, prob. fr. OD. wimpel, weme, a bore, wemelen to bore, to wimble. See Wimble, n.]
Definition : Defn: A small tool for boring holes. It has a leading screw, a grooved body, and a cross handle. Gimlet eye, a squint-eye. [Colloq.] Wright.
[Also written and pronounced gimbled (]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Gim"let
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 1. To pierce or make with a gimlet.
2. (Naut.)
Defn: To turn round (an anchor) by the stock, with a motion like turning a gimlet.
t. [imp. & p. p. Gimleted; p. pr. & vb. n. Gimleting.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913