Gimlet

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

gimlet
    n 1: a cocktail made of gin or vodka and lime juice
    2: hand tool for boring holes [syn: {auger}, {gimlet}, {screw
       auger}, {wimble}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Gimlet \Gim"let\, n. [Also written and pronounced {gimbled}]
   [OF. guimbelet, guibelet, F. gibelet, prob. fr. OD. wimpel,
   weme, a bore, wemelen to bore, to wimble. See {Wimble}, n.]
   A small tool for boring holes. It has a leading screw, a
   grooved body, and a cross handle.
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   {Gimlet eye}, a squint-eye. [Colloq.] --Wright.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Gimlet \Gim"let\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gimleted}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Gimleting}.]
   1. To pierce or make with a gimlet.
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   2. (Naut.) To turn round (an anchor) by the stock, with a
      motion like turning a gimlet.
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