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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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RIMLE, v. To probe or stir (Sc. 1886 J. Barrowman Mining Terms 55). Deriv. rimler, a probing tool (Ib.).
[Poss. a freq. form from Eng. dial. rime, to widen out a hole, O.E. rȳman, to make room, clear a way. Cf. Eng. rimer, reamer, a tool for making holes wider, and Rime, v.2]
