/wim"beuhl/ , n. , v. , wimbled, wimbling .
n.
1. a device used esp. in mining for extracting the rubbish from a bored hole.
2. a marbleworker's brace for drilling.
3. any of various other instruments for boring.
v.t.
4. to bore or perforate with or as if with a wimble.
[ 1250-1300; ME wimmel auger; see GIMLET ]