gimlet
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9.3
A small hand tool with a pointed tip and cross handle used to make holes in wood
- noun
- /ˈɡɪmlɪt/
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gimlet
- The carpenter reached for a gimlet to bore a hole for the dowel.
Examples
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To hang the picture frame, she carefully drilled using a gimlet.
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He used a gimlet to make precise holes in the wooden panel.
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- Then l'll have a gimlet.
Synonyms
auger
vsgimlet
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7.3
A hand tool with a spiral metal bit for making holes in wood
uses a pointed screw tip with a cross handle and is smaller
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9.9
A small hand tool used to make holes in wood
is the common term used for the same small tool
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9.9
A hand tool for making round holes in wood or stone
is mainly for boring wood and not commonly used for stone
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7.7
A hand tool with a spiral metal blade that makes holes in wood
has a pointed tip and cross handle rather than a spiral blade
How Powerful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gimlet for the small wood tool comes from old words meaning 'small screw' or 'twist'. The tool has a sharp, twisted point you turn into wood, so the name fits what it does.