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