wimble
wimble is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 31 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.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.
- 2.To bore or pierce, as with a wimble. "A foot soldier . . . wimbled also a hole through said coffin." Wood.
- 3.Active; nimble.[Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- auger
- awl
- bodkin
- borer
- chisel
- corkscrew
- dibble
- drill
- gimlet
- gouge
- lancet
- machine
- needle
- perforator
- piercer
- pliers
- press
- probe
- punch
- puncheon
- puncher
- rimer
- scoop
- spear
- stiletto
- stylet
- terrier
- trepan
- trocar
- warder
- weapon
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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