9K310 Igla-1, a surface-to-air missile with NATO reporting name SA-16 Gimlet.
Gimlet, Mr (cartoon character);
There are also a number of Eucalyptus species whose common name is Gimlet: The gimlet is a cocktail typically made of gin or vodka and lime juice (such as Roses) A 1928 description of the drink was: gin, a spot of lime, and soda (D. B. Wesson, Ill never be Cured III). ... A gimlet A gimlet is a hand tool for drilling small holes, mainly in wood, without splitting. ... The 9K38 Igla (Russian: ; English: ) is a Russian/Soviet man-portable infrared homing surface-to-air missile (SAM). ...
E. salubris, commonly known as Gimlet, Gimlet Gum or Silver-topped Gimlet;
E. campaspe, commonly known as Silver Gimlet or Silver-topped Gimlet;
E. diptera, commonly known as Bastard Gimlet, False Gimlet or Two-winged Gimlet;
E. effusa, commonly known as Rough-barked Gimlet;
E. spathulata, commonly known as Narrow-leaved Gimlet or Swamp Gimlet.
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The cutting action of the gimlet is slightly different from an auger, however, as the end of the screw, and so the initial hole it makes, is smaller; the cutting edges pare away the wood which is moved out by the spiral sides, falling out through the entry hole.
This also pulls the gimlet further into the hole as it is turned; unlike a brad awl, pressure is not required once the tip has been drawn in.
The name "gimlet" comes from the Old French guimbelet, probably a diminutive of the Old English "wimble", and the Scandinavian wammie, to bore or twist; the modern French is gibelet.
Gimlet was a man chosen to hit back hard at the enemy, to use methods that might upset the squeamish and to ruthlessly push aside all thoughts of anything but the missions he was asked to accomplish.
The dictionary definition of a gimlet is "a small boring tool with a worm or a screw for penetrating wood." Naturally he lives up to this nickname by always drilling his way to the centre of the problem.
Gimlet's attitude to his job is so outrageously simple that the shortest route between two points really does seem to be a straight line even when Germans are standing in the way.
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