wimble

[ wim-buhl ]

/ ˈwɪm bəl /

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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

Words nearby wimble

Wilton Manor, Wilts, Wiltshire, Wiltshire Horn, wily, wimble, Wimbledon, wimmin, wimp, wimple, wimp out

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Example sentences from the Web for wimble

Because I found it early next morning,” said Wimble, holding up the bottle; “and I can swear it was not there the day before.
King of the Castle|George Manville Fenn
For instance, the Wimble lived next door to the Wamble, and each one had printed in the window a very curious legend.
The Zankiwank and The Bletherwitch|S. J. Adair Fitzgerald
“No, Mr Brime,” said Wimble patronisingly, as he looked longingly at the visitor with cross-examination in his breast.
King of the Castle|George Manville Fenn
Wimble looked sharply at the stranger, with his head on one side, and more than one eager question upon his lips.
King of the Castle|George Manville Fenn

The kelpie gave a hideous roar, and turned away to run from the wimble.
Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood|George MacDonald

British Dictionary definitions for wimble

wimble

/ (ˈwɪmbəl) /

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	wimble
释义	wimble [ wim-buhl ] / ˈwɪm bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR wimble ON THESAURUS.COM 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 Words nearby wimble Wilton Manor, Wilts, Wiltshire, Wiltshire Horn, wily, wimble, Wimbledon, wimmin, wimp, wimple, wimp out Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wimble Because I found it early next morning,” said Wimble, holding up the bottle; “and I can swear it was not there the day before. King of the Castle\|George Manville Fenn For instance, the Wimble lived next door to the Wamble, and each one had printed in the window a very curious legend. The Zankiwank and The Bletherwitch\|S. J. Adair Fitzgerald “No, Mr Brime,” said Wimble patronisingly, as he looked longingly at the visitor with cross-examination in his breast. King of the Castle\|George Manville Fenn Wimble looked sharply at the stranger, with his head on one side, and more than one eager question upon his lips. King of the Castle\|George Manville Fenn The kelpie gave a hideous roar, and turned away to run from the wimble. Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood\|George MacDonald British Dictionary definitions for wimble wimble / (ˈwɪmbəl) / 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to wimble auger, punch, implement, bit, gimlet, trephine, trepan, borer, riveter, awl, corkscrew, jackhammer, dibble, countersink
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wimble

noun

verb (used with object), wim·bled, wim·bling.

Origin of wimble

Words nearby wimble

Example sentences from the Web for wimble

British Dictionary definitions for wimble

noun

verb

Word Origin for wimble

Words related to wimble