Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Gimlet \Gim"let\, n. [Also written and pronounced {gimbled}]
   [OF. guimbelet, guibelet, F. gibelet, prob. fr. OD. wimpel,
   weme, a bore, wemelen to bore, to wimble. See {Wimble}, n.]
   A small tool for boring holes. It has a leading screw, a
   grooved body, and a cross handle.

   {Gimlet eye}, a squint-eye. [Colloq.] --Wright.

Gimlet \Gim"let\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gimleted}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Gimleting}.]
   1. To pierce or make with a gimlet.

   2. (Naut.) To turn round (an anchor) by the stock, with a
      motion like turning a gimlet.

Source : WordNet®

gimlet
     n 1: a cocktail made of gin or vodka and lime juice
     2: hand tool for boring holes [syn: {auger}, {screw auger}, {wimble}]