Etymology

wimble

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Today it means: Any of various hand tools for boring holes. Full definition →

Middle English wymble
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wimble · noun1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromwymble
  2. English todaywimble

From Middle English wymble, wymbel. Compare Middle Dutch wimmel, Middle Low German wimel, wemel.

wimble · verb2

  1. Middle English · inherited fromwimblen
  2. English todaywimble

From Middle English wimblen, from the noun (above). Compare Middle Low German wemelen.

wimble · adjective3

Related to whim.

Wimble · proper noun4

Perhaps a variant of Wimbley or Wimple or Winibald.

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