Hypertext Webster Gateway: "gimlet"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
{Gimlet eye}, a squint-eye. [Colloq.] --Wright.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Gimlet \Gim"let\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gimleted}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Gimleting}.]
1. To pierce or make with a gimlet.
2. (Naut.) To turn round (an anchor) by the stock, with a
motion like turning a gimlet.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
gimlet
n 1: gin or vodka and lime juice
2: hand tool for boring holes [syn: {auger}, {screw auger}, {wimble}]
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