Gimlet (noun)
gim-let
A small T-shaped tool with a screw tip for boring holes.
Middle English from Old French guimbelet, diminutive of guimble ‘drill’, ultimately of Germanic origin.
Example sentences
“His experienced hands worked the gimlet with ease.”
Lurdan (noun) lur-dn A lazy, stupid, loutish fellow. 1250–1300; Middle English, Middle French lourdin dullard, equivalent to lourd heavy, dull (more…)
