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wimble

American  
[wim-buhl] / ˈwɪm bəl /

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)

wimbled, wimbling

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

wimble British  
/ ˈwɪmbəl /

noun

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

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verb

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

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Etymology

Origin of wimble

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

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