Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913
Gimmal
Gim′mal (·mal), n. [Prob. the same word as gemel. See Gemel, and cf. Gimbal.] 1. Joined work whose parts move within each other; a pair or series of interlocked rings.
2. A quaint piece of machinery; a gimmer. [Obs.]
Gim′mal, a. Made or consisting of interlocked rings or links; as, gimmal mail.
In their pale dull mouths the gimmal bit Lies foul with chewed grass. Shak.
Gimmal joint. See Gimbal joint, under Gimbal.