An alternative or archaic spelling of gimlet; a small hand tool with a screw point used for boring holes.
Variant spelling of 'gimlet,' which derives from Old French 'guimbelet.' The 'gimlet' spelling eventually became standard while 'gimblet' persisted in some regional uses into modern times.
The confusion between 'gimlet' (the boring tool) and 'gimbal' (the pivot mount) in historical texts shows how similar-sounding words can get mixed up in spelling; medieval scribes and early printers would often conflate these, creating spelling variations that lasted centuries.
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