wimble [wim-buh l] Word Origin noun
- a device used especially in mining for extracting the rubbish from a bored hole.
- a marbleworker’s brace for drilling.
- any of various other instruments for boring.
verb (used with object), wim·bled, wim·bling.
- to bore or perforate with or as if with a wimble.
Origin of wimble 1250–1300; Middle English Middle Dutch or Middle Low German wimmel auger; see gimlet British Dictionary definitions for wimbling wimble noun
- any of a number of hand tools, such as a brace and bit or a gimlet, used for boring holes
verb
- to bore (a hole) with or as if with a wimble
Word Origin for wimble C13: from Middle Dutch wimmel auger