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.”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)
