Gimlet
English Meaning
A small tool for boring holes. It has a leading screw, a grooved body, and a cross handle.
- A small hand tool having a spiraled shank, a screw tip, and a cross handle and used for boring holes.
- A cocktail made with vodka or gin, sweetened lime juice, and sometimes effervescent water and garnished with a slice of lime.
- To penetrate with or as if with a gimlet.
- Having a penetrating or piercing quality: gimlet eyes.