wimble Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun hand tool for boring holes
    auger; gimlet; screw auger.

WordNet

Wim"ble noun
Etymology
OE. wimbil; akin to Dan. vimmel, OD. wemelen to bore. Cf. Gimlet.
Definitions
  1. 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.
Wim"ble transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Wimbled ; present participle & verbal noun Wimbling
Definitions
  1. To bore or pierce, as with a wimble. "A foot soldier . . . wimbled also a hole through said coffin." Wood.
Wim"ble adjective
Etymology
Cf. Sw. vimmelkantig giddy, whimsical, dial. Sw. vimmla to be giddy or skittish, and E. whim.
Definitions
  1. Active; nimble.Obs. Spenser.

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