English Explanatory Dictionary

wimble

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various hand tools for boring holes.
verb
  1. To truss (hay) with a wimble.
  2. To bore or pierce, as with a wimble.
adj
  1. active; nimble
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈwɪm.bəl/ [ˈwɪmbl̩] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-wimble.wav

Word forms

wimble wimbles whimble wimbling wimbled more wimble most wimble

Etymology

From Middle English wymble, wymbel. Compare Middle Dutch wimmel, Middle Low German wimel, wemel.

Related words

auger gimlet lick-wimble
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