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gimlet (gĭm`lĭt): see drill drill, tool used to create a hole, usually in some hard substance, by its rotary or hammering action. Many different tools make up the drill family. The awl is a pointed instrument used for piercing small holes. ..... Click the link for more information. . gimlet 1. a small hand tool consisting of a pointed spiral tip attached at right angles to a handle, used for boring small holes in wood 2. a eucalyptus of W Australia having a twisted bole How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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"'Tis true," he said; "but where can I get a chisel to take the planks out, a gimlet to pierce the cask? Others have been drawn out, not without trouble, from the bottoms of ships, which they had pierced through and through, as a gimlet pierces a barrel. I got quite cross with them after a bit, and told them what I thought of them, and then they gave the gimlet such an excruciating wrench that I woke up. |
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