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

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  1. n. A small tool for boring holes. It has a leading screw, a grooved body, and a cross handle.
  2. v. t. To pierce or make with a gimlet.
  3. v. t. To turn round (an anchor) by the stock, with a motion like turning a gimlet.
  4. n. a cocktail made of gin or vodka and lime juice
  5. n. hand tool for boring holes
  6. A small tool for boring holes. It has a leading screw, a grooved body, and a cross handle. Gimlet eye, a squint-eye. [Colloq.] Wright. 1. To pierce or make with a gimlet. 2. (Naut.) To turn round (an anchor) by the stock, with a motion like turning a gimlet.
  7. A small tool for boring holes. It has a leading screw, agrooved body, and a cross handle. Gimlet eye, a squint-eye. [Colloq.]Wright.
  8. n:100 n. a cocktail made of gin or vodka and lime juice