'Gimleting' definitions:
Definition of 'Gimleting'
From: GCIDE
- Gimlet \Gim"let\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gimleted; p. pr. & vb. n. Gimleting.]
- 1. To pierce or make with a gimlet. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Naut.) To turn round (an anchor) by the stock, with a motion like turning a gimlet. [1913 Webster]