About The Word Wimble
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Wimble
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What's The Definition Of Wimble?
[n] hand tool for boring holes
Synonyms | Synonyms for Wimble: auger | gimlet | screw auger Related Terms | Find terms related to Wimble: See Also | drill Wimble In Webster's Dictionary \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.
\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. \Wim"ble\, a. [Cf. Sw. vimmelkantig giddy, whimsical, dial. Sw. vimmla to be giddy or skittish, and E. whim.] Active; nimble.[Obs.] --Spenser. |
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