Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Gimblet (-s)
gimblet (-s), n. [variant of gimlet < OFr.]
Tool for making holes; kind of boring tool; [fig.] jabbing pain; searing grief; jolting sensation of anguish.
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gimblet (-s), n. [variant of gimlet < OFr.]
Tool for making holes; kind of boring tool; [fig.] jabbing pain; searing grief; jolting sensation of anguish.
Return to page 10 of the letter “g”.