wimble

[wim-buh l]

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noun

a device used especially in mining for extracting the rubbish from a bored hole.

a marbleworker's brace for drilling.

any of various other instruments for boring.

verb (used with object), wim·bled, wim·bling.

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

Origin of wimble

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

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Related Words for wimble

auger, punch, implement, bit, gimlet, trephine, trepan, borer, riveter, awl, corkscrew, jackhammer, dibble, countersink

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Historical Examples of wimble

And the wimble was so hot that it was as white as the whitest moon you ever saw.
Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood
George MacDonald
The kelpie gave a hideous roar, and turned away to run from the wimble.
Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood
George MacDonald
He then proceeded to acquaint me with the welfare of Will Wimble.
The De Coverley Papers
Joseph Addison and Others
“That remains to be proved, Wimble,” said Uncle Josiah, drily.
The Adventures of Don Lavington
George Manville Fenn
Nor must we forget Will Wimble, though he is really an outsider.
The World's Greatest Books -- Vol XX -- Miscellaneous Literature and Index
Various

British Dictionary definitions for wimble

wimble

noun

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

verb

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

Word Origin for wimble

C13: from Middle Dutch wimmel auger

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