gimlet : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: gimlet	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for gimlet
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gimlet n a cocktail made of gin or vodka and lime juice hand tool for boring holes Synonym(s): auger, gimlet, screw auger, wimble
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 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.