whimble

English

Noun

whimble (plural whimbles)

  1. Alternative form of wimble (“hand tool for boring holes”)
    • 1825, Thomas Williamson, The Complete Angler's Vade-mecum (page 47)
      […] in the same manner as bits are fitted into whimbles.
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