Definition of gimlet in English:

gimlet

noun ˈɡɪmlɪtˈɡɪmlət

1A small T-shaped tool with a screw tip for boring holes.
Example sentencesExamples
- After insertion to the shoulder, the gimlet would be unscrewed a few turns to allow the liquid to flow out, then screwed back into the barrel to stop the flow.
- The three small lead weights, a long chalk line reel, and two ash handles thought to be gimlets (small boring tools) are the only objects associated with carpentry that were found in the chest.
- At a later date, a special steel gimlet was sometimes provided to penetrate the more modern tin cap in situ.
Synonyms
drilling tool, boring tool, rotary tool, auger, bit, brace and bit, awl, bradawl
2A cocktail of gin (or sometimes vodka) and lime juice.
Example sentencesExamples
- The next afternoon, my father was sipping gimlets and preparing an extravagant meal for the four of us to share around the glass dining table.
- I would especially recommend the mojito and the vodka gimlet - delicious!
- We sat at the bar, and the guy behind it knew April by name, and gave her the usual, a vodka gimlet.
- The lawyer always drank three vodka gimlets on the way to Chicago and three scotch and sodas returning to New York.
- ‘Sometimes I feel like I'm trapped in my past,’ said Sarah, buzzing from her gin gimlet.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French guimbelet, diminutive of guimble 'drill', ultimately of Germanic origin.

Definition of gimlet in US English:

gimlet

nounˈɡɪmlətˈɡimlət

1A small T-shaped tool with a screw-tip for boring holes.
Example sentencesExamples
- The three small lead weights, a long chalk line reel, and two ash handles thought to be gimlets (small boring tools) are the only objects associated with carpentry that were found in the chest.
- After insertion to the shoulder, the gimlet would be unscrewed a few turns to allow the liquid to flow out, then screwed back into the barrel to stop the flow.
- At a later date, a special steel gimlet was sometimes provided to penetrate the more modern tin cap in situ.
Synonyms
drilling tool, boring tool, rotary tool, auger, bit, brace and bit, awl, bradawl
2A cocktail of gin (or sometimes vodka) and lime juice.
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘Sometimes I feel like I'm trapped in my past,’ said Sarah, buzzing from her gin gimlet.
- The lawyer always drank three vodka gimlets on the way to Chicago and three scotch and sodas returning to New York.
- I would especially recommend the mojito and the vodka gimlet - delicious!
- We sat at the bar, and the guy behind it knew April by name, and gave her the usual, a vodka gimlet.
- The next afternoon, my father was sipping gimlets and preparing an extravagant meal for the four of us to share around the glass dining table.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French guimbelet, diminutive of guimble ‘drill’, ultimately of Germanic origin.

单词	gimlet
释义	Definition of gimlet in English: gimlet noun ˈɡɪmlɪtˈɡɪmlət 1A small T-shaped tool with a screw tip for boring holes. Example sentencesExamples After insertion to the shoulder, the gimlet would be unscrewed a few turns to allow the liquid to flow out, then screwed back into the barrel to stop the flow. The three small lead weights, a long chalk line reel, and two ash handles thought to be gimlets (small boring tools) are the only objects associated with carpentry that were found in the chest. At a later date, a special steel gimlet was sometimes provided to penetrate the more modern tin cap in situ. Synonyms drilling tool, boring tool, rotary tool, auger, bit, brace and bit, awl, bradawl 2A cocktail of gin (or sometimes vodka) and lime juice. Example sentencesExamples The next afternoon, my father was sipping gimlets and preparing an extravagant meal for the four of us to share around the glass dining table. I would especially recommend the mojito and the vodka gimlet - delicious! We sat at the bar, and the guy behind it knew April by name, and gave her the usual, a vodka gimlet. The lawyer always drank three vodka gimlets on the way to Chicago and three scotch and sodas returning to New York. ‘Sometimes I feel like I'm trapped in my past,’ said Sarah, buzzing from her gin gimlet. Origin Middle English: from Old French guimbelet, diminutive of guimble 'drill', ultimately of Germanic origin. Definition of gimlet in US English: gimlet nounˈɡɪmlətˈɡimlət 1A small T-shaped tool with a screw-tip for boring holes. Example sentencesExamples The three small lead weights, a long chalk line reel, and two ash handles thought to be gimlets (small boring tools) are the only objects associated with carpentry that were found in the chest. After insertion to the shoulder, the gimlet would be unscrewed a few turns to allow the liquid to flow out, then screwed back into the barrel to stop the flow. At a later date, a special steel gimlet was sometimes provided to penetrate the more modern tin cap in situ. Synonyms drilling tool, boring tool, rotary tool, auger, bit, brace and bit, awl, bradawl 2A cocktail of gin (or sometimes vodka) and lime juice. Example sentencesExamples ‘Sometimes I feel like I'm trapped in my past,’ said Sarah, buzzing from her gin gimlet. The lawyer always drank three vodka gimlets on the way to Chicago and three scotch and sodas returning to New York. I would especially recommend the mojito and the vodka gimlet - delicious! We sat at the bar, and the guy behind it knew April by name, and gave her the usual, a vodka gimlet. The next afternoon, my father was sipping gimlets and preparing an extravagant meal for the four of us to share around the glass dining table. Origin Middle English: from Old French guimbelet, diminutive of guimble ‘drill’, ultimately of Germanic origin.
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