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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French guimbelet, from Middle French (Picard), modification of Middle Dutch wimmelkijn, from wimmel wimble Date: 14th century a small tool with a screw point, grooved shank, and cross handle for boring holes II. adjective Date: 1752 having a piercing or penetrating quality III. transitive verb Date: 1840 to pierce as if with a ~ IV. noun Etymology: probably from 1~ Date: 1928 a drink consisting of sweetened lime juice and gin or vodka and sometimes carbonated or plain water ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 a small tool with a screw-tip for boring holes. 2 a cocktail usu. of gin and lime-juice. Phrases and idioms gimlet eye an eye with a piercing glance. Etymology: ME f. OF guimbelet, dimin. of guimble ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. бурав, буравчик eyes like gimlet —- образ. глаза как буравчики; пронзительный (сверлящий, пытливый) взгляд 2. (про)буравить ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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~ n 1 a tool that is used to make small holes in wood so that you can put screws in easily 2 gimlet-eyed/gimlet eyes if someone is gimlet-eyed, or has gimlet eyes, they look at things very hard and notice every detail 3 an alcoholic drink made with gin (1) or vodka and lime1 (1) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1350, from Anglo-Fr. guimbelet, perhaps from M.Du. wimmelkijn, dim. of wimmel "auger, drill." The meaning "cocktail made with gin or vodka and lime juice" is first attested 1928, presumably from its "penetrating" effects on the drinker. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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