Wimble
/ˈwɪm.bəl/noun
A hand tool used for boring or enlarging holes, or to bore a hole with such a tool.
Did you know?A wimble was historically a rotating boring tool, related in use to an auger and gimlet, but its deeper Germanic ancestry is uncertain.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
Old English
wimble
“An auger or gimlet used for boring holes”
Middle English
Middle English
wimble
“A hand tool for boring into wood or other material”
14th Century
English
wimble
“A carpenter’s or craftsman’s boring instrument”
17th Century
English
wimble
“To bore, pierce, or make a hole with a rotating tool”
Modern English
English
wimble
“A boring tool, or the act of boring with one”