OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 34121

gimlet

/ˈɡɪm.lət/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
barrena de mano
A small screw-tipped tool for boring holes.
I would find by the edge of that water / The collar-bone of a hare / Worn thin by the lapping of water, / And pierce it through with a gimlet and stare [...]
The box was close on every side, with a little door for me to go in and out, and a few gimlet holes to let in air.
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