1. a tool for boring holes, typically having a spiral cutting edge
Usage: archaic

Examples

• The carpenter used a wimble to bore holes in the wooden beam.
• He reached for his wimble to make precise holes for the dowels.
• The old wimble had been passed down through generations of woodworkers.
• She carefully turned the wimble to create a clean, round hole.
• The blacksmith sharpened the wimble’s spiral edge before use.