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Re: Language question -- try TO or try AND?
Posted By: Issachar, on host 207.30.27.2
Date: Thursday, January 11, 2001, at 08:47:16
In Reply To: Re: Language question -- try TO or try AND? posted by Wolfspirit on Thursday, January 11, 2001, at 06:56:28:

> > Iss "nice and gimlet-eyed" achar
>
> Wha- Huh??
>
> Wolf "grommet for your gimlet?" spirit

Maybe you already know this and are only kidding me, but for the curious:

gimlet (gim-l&t), n.: a small tool with a screw point, grooved shank, and cross handle for boring holes

gimlet-eyed (gim-l&t-Id), adj.: sharp-sighted

I'm accustomed to thinking of "gimlet-eyed" as being especially descriptive of critics, editors and perfectionists. "The professor read my essay with a gimlet eye, marking the tiniest deficiencies with red ink."

Iss "turkey and gimlets" achar


Link: Illustration of a gimlet, courtesy of our friends at www.m-w.com.

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