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Meanings of wimble in английском
Synonyms
Examples for "gimlet"
Examples for "gimlet"
1
And truly it did surprise me, for no wine followed the gimlet.
2
But he felt the judge's gimlet eyes boring holes in his back.
3
Under my gimlet gaze Chrysosto edged his skinny pins behind a table.
4
Pelton quailed under that gaze which bored into him like a gimlet.
5
His heavy brows depressed, and his deep-set eyes narrowed to gimlet holes.
1
With an auger bore a hole in each leg about 3 in.
2
Junior had the auger with which to bore holes in the trees.
3
But, when Wylie withdrew his auger, the water had squirted in furiously.
4
Then he gave Juan an auger and told him to start drilling.
5
This done and a rude supper eaten, he took up his auger.
Usage of wimble in английском
1
The kelpie gave a hideous roar, and turned away to run from the wimble.
2
And whereabouts in that soft bundle was hidden the wimble which bored the hole?
3
I was, however, meditating a strict search for the wimble carved on the knight's tomb.
4
Allister was staring into the fire, fancying he saw the whorls of the wimble heating in it.
5
And the wimble was so hot that it was as white as the whitest moon you ever saw.
6
A wimble of the same timber was then applied, the end of which they fitted to the hole.
7
And what is a "Sheffield wimble?"
8
A wimble is a long tool, like a great gimlet, with a cross handle, with which you turn it like a screw.
9
In some places three times three persons, in others three times nine, were required for turning round by turns the axle-tree or wimble.
10
And if you look close enough, you'll find a wimble carved on the stone, but I'm afraid it's worn out by this time.
11
Don't 'ee listen to such fash, lass, for what's he likely to know outside of Lady Jones's wimble-wambles and me Lor' Fitznoodles' rheumatism.
12
I, it -thecar was registered to Kenneth Wimble I said tentatively.
13
It makes her look like a unicorn, that star, Ravenswood Wimble said.
14
He would needs carry Will Wimble and myself with him to the county-assizes.
15
Will Wimble was a Yorkshire gentleman, whose name was Thomas Morecroll-E.
16
Write a reply from Sir Roger to Will Wimble on receipt of the jack.
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Frequent collocations
Wimble through the time