gimlet

• POS: Adjective, Noun, Verb (usu participle)
• HYPHEN: gim=let

CIDE DICTIONARY

gimlet, n. [OF. guimbelet, guibelet, F. gibelet, prob. fr. OD. wimpel, weme, a bore, wemelen to bore, to wimble. See Wimble, n.].

 A small tool for boring holes. It has a leading screw, a grooved body, and a cross handle.  [1913 Webster]

Gimlet eye, a squint-eye. [Colloq.] Wright.

gimlet, v. t. 

•  To pierce or make with a gimlet.  [1913 Webster]
•  To turn round (an anchor) by the stock, with a motion like turning a gimlet.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

gimlet, n.
1 a small tool with a screw-tip for boring holes.
2 a cocktail usu. of gin and lime-juice.

Idiom

gimlet eye an eye with a piercing glance.

Etymology

ME f. OF guimbelet, dimin. of guimble

ROGET THESAURUS

gimlet

Perforator

N perforator, piercer, borer, auger, chisel, gimlet, stylet, drill, wimble, awl, bradawl, scoop, terrier, corkscrew, dibble, trocar, trepan, probe, bodkin, needle, stiletto, rimer, warder, lancet, punch, puncheon, spikebit, gouge, spear, puncher, punching machine, punching press, punch pliers.