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Definition gimlet

Etymology

From the Old French guinbelet, guimbelet, later guibelet, probably a diminutive of the Anglo-French wimble, a variation of guimble (“drill”), from the Middle Low German wiemel, compare the Scandinavian wammie, to bore or twist; the modern French is gibelet.

Cocktail either named after the tool, in reference to its penetrating effects, or British Navy surgeon Gimlette.

Noun

gimlet (plural gimlets)

  1. A small screw-tipped tool for boring holes.
  2. A cocktail, usually made with gin and lime juice.

Verb

gimlet (third-person singular simple present gimlets, present participle gimleting or gimletting, simple past and past participle gimleted or gimletted)

  1. To pierce or bore holes (as if using a gimlet).
  2. (nautical, transitive) To turn round (an anchor) as if turning a gimlet.

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GIMLET 12
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GIMEL 11
GLIME 11
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EMIT 7
GELT 7
GILT 7
GITE 6
GLIM 10
ITEM 7
LIME 8
LITE 5
MELT 8
MILE 8
MILT 8
MITE 7
TILE 5
TIME 7
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ELM 7
GEL 6
GEM 8
GET 5
GIE 5
GIT 5
LEG 6
LEI 4
LET 4
LIE 4
LIT 4
MEG 8
MEL 7
MET 6
MIG 8
MIL 7
TEG 5
TEL 4
TIE 3
TIL 4
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EM 5
ET 2
GI 4
IT 2
LI 3
ME 5
MI 5
TI 2

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