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Webster 1913 Edition

Wimble

Wim′ble

,
Noun.
[OE.
wimbil
; akin to Dan.
vimmel
, OD.
wemelen
to bore. Cf.
Gimlet
.]
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.

Wim′ble

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Wimbled
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Wimbling
.]
To bore or pierce, as with a wimble.
“A foot soldier . . . wimbled also a hole through said coffin.”
Wood.

Wim′ble

,
Adj.
[Cf. Sw.
vimmel
kantig giddy, whimsical, dial. Sw.
vimmla
to be giddy or skittish, and E.
whim
.]
Active; nimble.
[Obs.]
Spenser.

Webster 1828 Edition

Wimble

WIMBLE

,
Noun.
[See Whim.] An instrument for boring holes, turned by a handle.

WIMBLE

,
Adj.
Active; nimble.

Definition 2024

wimble

wimble

English

Noun

wimble ‎(plural wimbles)

  1. Any of various hand tools for boring holes.

See also

Verb

wimble ‎(third-person singular simple present wimbles, present participle wimbling, simple past and past participle wimbled)

  1. (transitive) To truss hay with a wimble.
  2. To bore or pierce, as with a wimble.
    • Wood
      A foot soldier […] wimbled also a hole through said coffin.

Adjective

wimble ‎(comparative more wimble, superlative most wimble)

  1. (obsolete) active; nimble
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Spenser to this entry?)

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