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| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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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. [bd] It is but like the little wimble, to let in the greater auger.[b8] --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]: | |
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Wimble \Wim"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wimbled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wimbling}.] To bore or pierce, as with a wimble. [bd]A foot soldier . . . wimbled also a hole through said coffin.[b8] --Wood. | |
