gimlet

Etymology
From  etc., from, , , probably a diminutive of the , a variation of , from the ; continued in New French as.

Cocktail either named after the tool, in reference to its penetrating effects, or British Navy surgeon Thomas Gimlette (1857–1943).

Noun

 * 1) A small screw-tipped tool for boring holes.
 * 2) A cocktail, usually made with gin and lime juice.
 * 3) * 2001, General Hospital (TV soap opera, August 28):
 * Yeah, a piece of advice — once you’re back in circulation, don’t keep topping off a lady’s vodka gimlet when she’s not looking.
 * 1) A cocktail, usually made with gin and lime juice.
 * 2) * 2001, General Hospital (TV soap opera, August 28):
 * Yeah, a piece of advice — once you’re back in circulation, don’t keep topping off a lady’s vodka gimlet when she’s not looking.
 * 1) * 2001, General Hospital (TV soap opera, August 28):
 * Yeah, a piece of advice — once you’re back in circulation, don’t keep topping off a lady’s vodka gimlet when she’s not looking.

Translations

 * Basque: ginbalet
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Czech:
 * Danish: vridbor
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician:, , binguelete
 * Georgian: პატარა ბურღი,
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: τέρετρον
 * Ingrian: vinteli
 * Irish: gimléad
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:
 * Latin: terebra
 * Manx: gimlad
 * Maori: wiri
 * Ottoman Turkish: بورغو
 * Persian:
 * Piedmontese: vrin
 * Portuguese:, , trado
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: gimleid
 * Spanish: barrena de mano
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: свердлик
 * Welsh: gimbill


 * Finnish: gimlet
 * French:
 * Georgian: გიმლეტი
 * German: Gimlet
 * Japanese: ギムレット
 * Swedish: gimlet

Verb

 * 1) To pierce or bore holes (as if using a gimlet).
 * 2)  To turn round (an anchor) as if turning a gimlet.
 * 1)  To turn round (an anchor) as if turning a gimlet.

Translations

 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: nävertää
 * French:
 * Georgian: ბურღვა
 * Italian: succhiellare
 * Portuguese: verrumar
 * Russian:

Noun

 * 1)  (cocktail)