DICT.TW Dictionary Taiwan
3.147.52.243
Search for:
▼[Show options]
[Pronunciation] [Help] [Database Info] [Server Info]

5 definitions found

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 wim·ble /ˈwɪmbəl/
 錐,鑽孔器,從鑽孔中清除碎石的工具

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Wim·ble n.  An instrument for boring holes, turned by a handle.  Specifically: (a) A gimlet.  “ It is but like the little wimble, to let in the greater auger.” --Selden. (b) A stonecutter's brace for boring holes in stone.  (c) An auger used for boring in earth.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Wim·ble v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wimbled p. pr. & vb. n. Wimbling ] To bore or pierce, as with a wimble.  “A foot soldier . . . wimbled also a hole through said coffin.”

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Wim·ble a.  Active; nimble.[Obs.]
 ◄ ►

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 wimble
      n : hand tool for boring holes [syn: auger, gimlet, screw
           auger]