gimlet

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gimlet - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Gimlet \Gim"let\, n. [Also written and pronounced gimbled]
     [OF. guimbelet, guibelet, F. gibelet, prob. fr. OD. wimpel,
     weme, a bore, wemelen to bore, to wimble. See Wimble, n.]
     A small tool for boring holes. It has a leading screw, a
     grooved body, and a cross handle.
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     Gimlet eye, a squint-eye. [Colloq.] --Wright.
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  Gimlet \Gim"let\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gimleted; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Gimleting.]
     1. To pierce or make with a gimlet.
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     2. (Naut.) To turn round (an anchor) by the stock, with a
        motion like turning a gimlet.
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gimlet - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  gimlet
      n 1: a cocktail made of gin or vodka and lime juice
      2: hand tool for boring holes [syn: auger, gimlet, screw   auger
         , wimble]