Wimble

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

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

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

  Wimble \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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  wimble
       n : hand tool for boring holes [syn: {auger}, {gimlet}, {screw
           auger}]