noun
gimlet
GIM-lit/ˈɡɪmlət/
A cocktail made with gin or vodka and lime.
The chilled gimlet sits beside gin and lime juice, its characteristic ingredients.
Etymology
The boring tool was used to tap casks. The cocktail name is apparently nautical, presumably likening the drink’s effects to the tool’s penetrating action.
In context
a real gimlet is half gin and half roses lime juice and nothing else it beats martinis hollow
More examples
- She prefers a vodka gimlet with fresh lime juice.
- We order two gimlets before dinner.
- Lime cordial gives this gimlet its sweet, tart flavor.
Forms
gimlet · gimlets