| 单词 | gimlet |
| 释义 | gimlet —gimlety, adj. /gim"lit/, n. 1. a small tool for boring holes, consisting of a shaft with a pointed screw at one end and a handle perpendicular to the shaft at the other. 2. a cocktail made with gin or vodka, sweetened lime juice, and sometimes soda water. v.t. 3. to pierce with or as if with a gimlet. 4. Also, gimblet /gim"blit/. Naut. to rotate (a suspended anchor) to a desired position. adj. 5. able to penetrate or bore through. [1375-1425; late ME < OF guimbelet < Gmc; cf. MD wimmel WIMBLE] |
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