Definition of "gimble" in English

verb

1. (East Anglia) To grin or smile.

   • GIMBLE, v. to grin or smile. Though the g in this word is hard […] ]
   • [1878, Samuel Henry Miller, Sydney Barber Josiah Skertchly, The Fenland, Past and Present, iv Gimble—to grin or smile, (N.)]

noun

1. Alternative form of gimbal.

verb

1. Alternative form of gimbal.

   • Also, since the pushers are gimbled, the limb is no longer constrained to be in a fixed position. Another advantage of the DSLS is since the force can now be computer-controlled to push or pull on the subject's limb, […]
   • The sphere that permits the gimbling of the head also allows a theta rotation. With this experience a new head is designed to address TAB assembly with die attach. The gimbling feature is still desired to accommodate the non-planarity bonding surface of the substrate. Theta rotation must be prevented. The solution is a head with individual gimbling hot bar blades attached to a fixed head.