Gimlet /(?)/

Gim·let

Gimlet

n.
  1. A small tool for boring holes. It has a leading screw, a grooved body, and a cross handle.

Phrases & Compounds
Gimlet eye
a squint-eye.

Gimlet

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Gimleted; p. pr. & vb. n. Gimleting

  1. To pierce or make with a gimlet.
  2. To turn round (an anchor) by the stock, with a motion like turning a gimlet. (Naut.)