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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Gimlet

/gĭm'-lĕtˌ/ · Gim·let · IPA /ˈɡɪm.lət/
01 n. A small tool for boring holes. It has a leading screw, a grooved body, and a cross handle.
  1. 1.
    A small tool for boring holes. It has a leading screw, a grooved body, and a cross handle.
Phrases & compounds
Gimlet eye — a squint-eye.
02 v. t. To pierce or make with a gimlet.
imp. & p. p. Gimleted; p. pr. & vb. n. Gimleting
  1. 1.
    To pierce or make with a gimlet.
  2. 2.
    To turn round (an anchor) by the stock, with a motion like turning a gimlet.(Naut.)