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- [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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