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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Gimmal

· Gim·mal · IPA /ˈd͡ʒɪməl/
01 n. Joined work whose parts move within each other; a pair or series of interlocked rings.
  1. 1.
    Joined work whose parts move within each other; a pair or series of interlocked rings.
  2. 2.
    A quaint piece of machinery; a gimmer.[Obs.]
02 a. Made or consisting of interlocked rings or links; as, gimmal mail.
  1. 1.
    Made or consisting of interlocked rings or links; as, gimmal mail.
    “In their pale dull mouths the gimmal bit Lies foul with chewed grass.” — Shak.
Phrases & compounds
Gimmal joint — See Gimbal joint, under Gimbal.