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GIMLET (from the O. Fr. guimbelet, probably a diminutive of the O.E. wimble, and the Scandinavian wammle, to See also: boring small holes
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It is made of See also: steel, with a See also: shaft having a hollow See also: side, and a screw at the end for boring the See also: wood; the handle of wood is fixed transversely to the shaft
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A gimlet is always a small tool
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A similar tool of large See also: size is called an " auger " (see
Tool.)
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