Gimmal

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gimmal \Gim"mal\, n. [Prob. the same word as gemel. See {Gemel},
     and cf. {Gimbal}.]
     1. Joined work whose parts move within each other; a pair or
        series of interlocked rings.
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     2. A quaint piece of machinery; a gimmer. [Obs.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gimmal \Gim"mal\, a.
     Made or consisting of interlocked rings or links; as, gimmal
     mail.
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           In their pale dull mouths the gimmal bit
           Lies foul with chewed grass.             --Shak.
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     {Gimmal joint}. See {Gimbal joint}, under {Gimbal}. Gimmer