Gimlet (tool)
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A gimlet is a hand tool for drilling small holes, mainly in wood, without splitting. It was defined in Joseph Gwilt's Architecture as "a piece of steel of a semi-cylindrical form, hollow on one side,
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Smedley Butler
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Major General Smedley Darlington Butler was a United States Marine Corps officer and, later, an anti-war advocate. During his 34-year military career, he fought in the Philippine–American War, the Box
Gimlet (tool)
…gimlet. For example, the gimlet cocktail may be named after the tool. The term gimlet-eyed can mean sharp-eyed or squint-eyed. One example of this use is Major General Smedley Darlington Butler, who was known as "Old Gimlet Eye". Adamson, John, "Gimlets galore!", Furniture & Cabinetmaking, no. 265, Winter 2017, pp. 50–3…
Butler in c. 1929
Second Lieutenant Smedley Butler in uniform c. 1898
Marine Officers at Veracruz, 1914. Front row, left to right: Wendell C. Neville; John A. Lejeune; Littleton W. T. Waller, Commanding; Smedley Butler.
Butler (far right) with other Marines in Vera Cruz, Mexico, 1914. From left to right: Sgt. Maj. John H. Quick, Maj. Gen. Wendell Cushing Neville, Col. John Archer Lejeune.