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Definition of gimlet noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

gimlet

noun

/ˈɡɪmlət/

/ˈɡɪmlət/

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a small tool for making holes in wood to put screws in
- (figurative) eyes like gimlets (= looking very hard at things and noticing every detail)
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French guimbelet, diminutive of guimble ‘drill’, ultimately of Germanic origin.

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