† wimbletObs. Also 7 wimlet. [f. wimble n. after gimlet.] A gimlet or auger. 1670Short Relat. Suff. Quakers 62 They got a Wimlet, and bored a hole in the Mault-Floor.a1711Ken AnodynesPoet.Wks. 1721 III. 440 Saw, Bodkin, Fish-hook, Wimblet, Dart, To stab, tear, jag, or gore each part.