An alternative or variant spelling of gimbal; a pivoted support allowing free movement in any direction.
Variant spelling of gimbal, possibly influenced by folk etymology or phonetic spelling conventions in Middle English. Both 'gimble' and 'gimbal' derive from the same source but represent different standardization paths.
The existence of variant spellings like 'gimble' shows how technical terms weren't instantly standardized—different craftsmen and regions would spell the same tool different ways until printing pressed forced standardization, making old texts look like they contain typos but actually show linguistic diversity.
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