3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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. [1913 Webster] {Gimlet eye}, a squint-eye. [Colloq.] --Wright. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Gimlet \Gim"let\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gimleted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gimleting}.] 1. To pierce or make with a gimlet. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) To turn round (an anchor) by the stock, with a motion like turning a gimlet. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: gimlet n 1: a cocktail made of gin or vodka and lime juice 2: hand tool for boring holes [syn: {auger}, {screw auger}, {wimble}]
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