gimlet

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English gimlet etc., from Old French guinbelet, guimbelet, guibelet, probably a diminutive of the Anglo-Norman wimble, a variation of guimble (“drill”), from the Middle Low German wiemel; continued in New French as gibelet. Cocktail either named after the tool, in reference to its penetrating effects, or British Navy surgeon Thomas Gimlette (1857–1943). === Pronunciation === (UK, General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡɪm.lət/ Rhymes: -ɪmlət === Noun === gimlet (plural gimlets) A small screw-tipped tool for boring holes. Coordinate terms: auger, awl, drill A cocktail, usually made with gin and lime juice. Coordinate term: martini 2001, General Hospital (TV soap opera, August 28): Yeah, a piece of advice — once you’re back in circulation, don’t keep topping off a lady’s vodka gimlet when she’s not looking. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === gimlet (third-person singular simple present gimlets, present participle gimleting or gimletting, simple past and past participle gimleted or gimletted) To pierce or bore holes (as if using a gimlet). (nautical, transitive) To turn round (an anchor) as if turning a gimlet. ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === gimlet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Swedish == === Noun === gimlet c gimlet (cocktail)