Gimlet Eye(g hard). A squint-eye; strictly speaking, “an eye that wanders obliquely,” jocosely called a “piercer.” (Welsh, cwim, a movement round; cwimlaw, to twist or move in a serpentine direction; Celtic, guimble.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Gimlet Eye from Infoplease:
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