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wimble

[ wim-buh l ]
/ ˈwɪm bəl /
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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.

RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

  1. wilton manors,
  2. wilts,
  3. wiltshire,
  4. wiltshire horn,
  5. wily,
  6. wimbledon,
  7. wimmin,
  8. wimp,
  9. wimp out,
  10. wimpish

Origin of wimble

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

/ (ˈwɪmbəl) /

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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