gimlet Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a cocktail made of gin or vodka and lime juice
  2. noun hand tool for boring holes
    auger; wimble; screw auger.

WordNet

Gim"let noun
Etymology
OF. guimbelet, guibelet, F. gibelet, prob. fr. OD. wimpel, weme, a bore, wemelen to bore, to wimble. See Wimble, n.
Definitions
  1. A small tool for boring holes. It has a leading screw, a grooved body, and a cross handle.
Gim"let transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Gimleted; present participle & verbal noun Gimleting
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913