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3 definitions found 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 1.6 [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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