wimble

• POS: Noun, Verb (usu participle)
• HYPHEN: wim=ble

CIDE DICTIONARY

wimble, n. [OE. wimbil; akin to Dan. vimmel, OD. wemelen to bore. Cf. Gimlet.].

 An instrument for boring holes, turned by a handle.  [1913 Webster]

wimble, v. t. 

 To bore or pierce, as with a wimble.  Wood.  [1913 Webster]

wimble, a. [Cf. Sw. vimmelkantig giddy, whimsical, dial. Sw. vimmla to be giddy or skittish, and E. whim.].

 Active; nimble.  Spenser.  [1913 Webster]

ROGET THESAURUS

wimble

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.