whimble

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A form of wimble — Any of various hand tools for boring holes.

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Meanings

nounwhimble (plural whimbles)

plural whimbles

  1. alternativeAlternative form of wimble (“hand tool for boring holes”)

    […] in the same manner as bits are fitted into whimbles.

    1825, Thomas Williamson, The Complete Angler's Vade-mecum, page 47
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APA

whimble. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whimble

MLA

“whimble.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whimble. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whimble,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whimble.

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