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gimbals (pl.) †joints, links XVI; (naut.) self-adjusting bearings to keep articles horizontal XVIII. var. of gimmal (XVI) joints, etc., alt. of gemel (XIV) pl. twins, etc. — OF. gemel (mod. jumeau ) :- L. gemellus , dim. of geminus twin. ...
January 1, 1996; The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology

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