WIMBLE


Meaning of WIMBLE in English

/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 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .