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Wimble
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Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. An instrument for boring holes, turned by a handle. Specifically:
2. A gimlet. " It is but like the little wimble, to let in the greater auger." Selden.
3. A stonecutter's brace for boring holes in stone.
4. An auger used for boring in earth.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To bore or pierce, as with a wimble. "A foot soldier . . . wimbled also a hole through said coffin." Wood.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
Active; nimble.[Obs.] Spenser.