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Found 4 hits - Term: wimble, Database: *, Strategy: exact
[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
wimble \wim"ble\, n. oe. wimbil; akin to dan. vimmel, od.
   wemelen to bore. cf. gimlet.
   an instrument for boring holes, turned by a handle.
   specifically:
   a a gimlet. " it is but like the little wimble, to let in
       the greater auger." --selden.
   b a stonecutter's brace for boring holes in stone.
   c an auger used for boring in earth.
       1913 webster
see also:
gimlet 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
wimble \wim"ble\, v. t. imp.  p. p. wimbled; p. pr.  vb. n.
   wimbling.
   to bore or pierce, as with a wimble. "a foot soldier . . .
   wimbled also a hole through said coffin." --wood.
   1913 webster
see also:
wimbled wimbling 
[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
wimble \wim"ble\, a. cf. sw. vimmelkantig giddy, whimsical,
   dial. sw. vimmla to be giddy or skittish, and e. whim.
   active; nimble.obs. --spenser.
   1913 webster

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0
wimble
     n : hand tool for boring holes syn: auger, gimlet, screw
         auger
see also:
auger gimlet screw auger 

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