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锥,钻孔器,从钻孔中清除碎石的工具

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Wimble \Wim"ble\, n. [OE. wimbil; akin to Dan. vimmel, OD.
   wemelen to bore. Cf. {Gimlet}.]
   An instrument for boring holes, turned by a handle.
   Specifically:
   (a) A gimlet. `` It is but like the little wimble, to let in
       the greater auger.'' --Selden.
   (b) A stonecutter's brace for boring holes in stone.
   (c) An auger used for boring in earth.

Wimble \Wim"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wimbled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Wimbling}.]
   To bore or pierce, as with a wimble. ``A foot soldier . . .
   wimbled also a hole through said coffin.'' --Wood.

Wimble \Wim"ble\, a. [Cf. Sw. vimmelkantig giddy, whimsical,
   dial. Sw. vimmla to be giddy or skittish, and E. whim.]
   Active; nimble.[Obs.] --Spenser.

资料来源 : WordNet®

wimble
     n : hand tool for boring holes [syn: {auger}, {gimlet}, {screw
         auger}]