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wimble |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Wimble \Wim"ble\, a. [Cf. Sw vimmelkantig giddy, whimsical, dial. Sw vimmla to be giddy or skittish, and E. whim.] Active; nimble.[Obs.] --Spenser. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: wimble n : hand tool for boring holes [syn: {auger}, {gimlet}, {screw auger}]
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