Word Study
Gimmal
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- Joined work whose parts move within each other; a pair or series of interlocked rings. [1913 Webster]
- A quaint piece of machinery; a gimmer. [1913 Webster]
Gimmal, a.
Made or consisting of interlocked rings or links; as, gimmal mail. [1913 Webster]
"In their pale dull mouths the gimmal bit
Lies foul with chewed grass." [1913 Webster]
Lies foul with chewed grass." [1913 Webster]
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