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gimlet

gim·let [ gímmlət ]


noun  (plural gim·lets)
Definition:
 
1. tool for boring holes in wood: a small tool for boring holes in wood consisting of a slim metal rod with a sharp corkscrew end, fitted in a handle at a right angle

2. cocktail with lime juice: a cocktail made of vodka or gin with lime juice



transitive verb  (past and past participle gim·let·ed, present participle gim·let·ing, 3rd person present singular gim·lets)
Definition:
 
bore into something: to pierce or penetrate something



adjective 
Definition:
 
piercing: seeming to penetrate or pierce somebody or something

[14th century. < Old French guimbelet "small auger" < guimble "auger" < Germanic]
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