What is to turn round (an anchor) by the stock, with a motion like turning a gimlet called?
gimlet — (Naut.) To turn round (an anchor) by the stock, with a motion like turning a gimlet. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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