gimletn.[OF. guimbelet, guibelet, F. gibelet, prob. fr. OD. wimpel, weme, a bore, wemelen to bore, to wimble. See Wimble, n.] A small tool for boring holes. It has a leading screw, a grooved body, and a cross handle.()Gimlet eye, a squint-eye. [Colloq.] Wright.()v. t.1. To pierce or make with a gimlet.()2. (Naut.) To turn round (an anchor) by the stock, with a motion like turning a gimlet.()