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Wimble
Pronunciation : Wim"ble
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. wimbil; akin to Dan. vimmel, OD. wemelen to bore. Cf. Gimlet.]
Definition : Defn: An instrument for boring holes, turned by a handle. Specifically: (a) A gimlet. " It is but like the little wimble, to let in the greater auger." Selden. (b) A stonecutter's brace for boring holes in stone. (c) An auger used for boring in earth.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Wim"ble
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To bore or pierce, as with a wimble. "A foot soldier . . . wimbled also a hole through said coffin." Wood.
t. [imp. & p. p. Wimbled; p. pr. & vb. n. Wimbling.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Wim"ble
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Cf. Sw. vimmelkantig giddy, whimsical, dial. Sw. vimmla to be giddy or skittish, and E. whim.]
Definition : Defn: Active; nimble.[Obs.] Spenser.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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