noun
- plural of wimble; boring tools with a screw point for making holes in wood
Usage: archaic; carpentry
Examples
- The carpenter kept his wimbles in a leather tool roll.
- Old wimbles were essential for boring holes before modern drill bits.
- The woodworker selected different sized wimbles for various tasks.
- Antique wimbles can still be found in old tool collections.
- He used wimbles to create precise holes in the wooden beam.