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.

Nearby words

wilton manor, wilts, wiltshire, wiltshire horn, wily, wimble, wimbledon, wimmin, wimp, wimp out, wimple

Origin of wimble

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

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Examples from the Web for wimble

Because I found it early next morning,” said Wimble, holding up the bottle; “and I can swear it was not there the day before.
King of the Castle|George Manville Fenn
For instance, the Wimble lived next door to the Wamble, and each one had printed in the window a very curious legend.
The Zankiwank and The Bletherwitch|S. J. Adair Fitzgerald
“No, Mr Brime,” said Wimble patronisingly, as he looked longingly at the visitor with cross-examination in his breast.
King of the Castle|George Manville Fenn
Wimble looked sharply at the stranger, with his head on one side, and more than one eager question upon his lips.
King of the Castle|George Manville Fenn

The kelpie gave a hideous roar, and turned away to run from the wimble.
Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood|George MacDonald

British Dictionary definitions for wimble

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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