I. ˈgim-bəl, ˈjim- noun
Etymology: alteration of obsolete gemel double ring, from Middle English, from Anglo-French gemel, jomel, from Latin gemellus, diminutive of geminus
Date: circa 1780
: a device that permits a body to incline freely in any direction or suspends it so that it will remain level when its support is tipped — usually used in plural; called also gimbal ring
II. transitive verb
( -balled or -baled ; -bal·ling or -bal·ing )
Date: 1875
: to provide with or support on gimbals