wimble

[ wim-buhl ]

noun

1. a device used especially in mining for extracting the rubbish from a bored hole.
2. a marbleworker's brace for drilling.
3. any of various other instruments for boring.

verb (used with object)

, wim·bled, wim·bling.

1. to bore or perforate with or as if with a wimble.

wimble

/ ˈwɪmbəl /

noun

1. any of a number of hand tools, such as a brace and bit or a gimlet, used for boring holes

verb

1. to bore (a hole) with or as if with a wimble

Word History and Origins

Origin of wimble¹

1250–1300; Middle English < Middle Dutch or Middle Low German wimmel auger; gimlet

Word History and Origins

Origin of wimble¹

C13: from Middle Dutch wimmel auger

Example Sentences

“Yes,” said Chris, in a tone suggestive of much knowledge; and then there was an interval of snipping, and Wimble coughed.

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The scissors dropped on the floor with a crash, and Wimble stood, wide-eyed, and harrowing his thin whiskers with his comb.

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Michael Wimble had obtained more information than he had anticipated, and of a very different class.

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“No, Mr Brime,” said Wimble patronisingly, as he looked longingly at the visitor with cross-examination in his breast.

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Because I found it early next morning,” said Wimble, holding up the bottle; “and I can swear it was not there the day before.

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