See Also: wimble(dictionary)
wimble-wamble(dictionary)

wimble (iou)



wimble noun & verb. . ME.
[from Anglo-Norman from Germanic base also of GIMLET.]
A. noun.
A gimlet. ME.
An auger. Also, a brace. LME.
An instrument for boring in soft ground or for extracting rubbish from a bore-hole in mining. L17.
An implement for twisting together strands of straw etc. to make rope. M19.
b. verb.
verb trans.
a. Pierce (as) with a wimble; make (a hole) with a wimble. obsolete exc. dial. LME.
b. Make (a rope) using a wimble. dial. L19.
verb intrans. Bore into. Chiefly fig., penetrate or insinuate oneself into. obsolete exc. dial. E17.
wimbler noun M20.