| 单词 | breast wimble |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbreast wimble breast wimble n. now historical a kind of auger or gimlet against which the operator's chest is pressed to exert greater pressure. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > piercing or boring tools > [noun] > auger or gimlet > types of pin auger?1523 breast wimble1588 turrell1611 screw auger1676 band-wimble- 1588 in Of Good & Perfect Remembrance: Bolton Wills & Inventories (1987) 6 4 axes 3 nogers 1 payre of cleves 2 brest wymbles 1 chesell. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. xvii. xv. 519 The French vibrequin or breast-wimble, which gently and quickly boreth a hole, and hurteth not the wood. 1777 Premiums (Soc. Encouragem. Arts, Manuf., & Commerce) 77 A Breast Wimble, with an Application of Dr. Hook's universal Joint, by Mr. Delivitz; for which he had a bounty of ten guineas. 1964 Industr. Woodworking Aug. 8/2 Early braces or breast wimbles were suitable only for boring small holes up to about 1/2″ diameter. < as lemmas |
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