gimleting

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of drilling a small hole with a gimlet, a small hand tool.

  - "He spent hours gimleting holes in the wooden fence."
  - "The carpenter used a gimlet to make pilot holes for the screws."

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Variants

List of all variants of gimleting that leads to same result
gimlet , gimleted , gimleting , gimlets

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Etymology

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From the Old English word 'gymol', meaning 'to bore or drill'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'gimlet' is also used to describe a type of cocktail made with gin, lime juice, and a lime wheel.

2. The smallest gimlet ever made is on display at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.

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Related Concepts

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1. Gimlet: A small hand tool used for drilling small holes.

2. Boring: The process of making a hole in a material by using a drill or other tool.

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Culture

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Gimleting has been used extensively in various industries, particularly in woodworking and shipbuilding, for creating pilot holes or small holes for attaching screws or other fasteners.

How to Memorize "gimleting"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the act of holding a gimlet in one hand and using it to drill a small hole in a piece of wood.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'gimleting' with the image of a carpenter making pilot holes in a wooden board.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the phrase 'Gimme a little hole' to help memorize the word 'gimleting'.

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