Wim"ble (?), n. [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.
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Wim"ble (?), v. 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.
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Wim"ble (?), a. [Cf. Sw. vimmelkantig giddy, whimsical, dial. Sw. vimmla to be giddy or skittish, and E. whim.]
Active; nimble.
[Obs.]
Spenser.
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