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Definition of: gimlet
(gim′lit) noun
A small boring tool with a cross–head and a cutter–pointed screw tip. See illustration under AUGER.
—v.t. To make a hole in with a gimlet. [<OF guimbelet. Akin to WIMBLE.]
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