gimleting

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gimleting - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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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