The Collaborative International Dictionary
Gimmal \Gim"mal\, n. [Prob. the same word as gemel. See Gemel, and cf. Gimbal.]
Joined work whose parts move within each other; a pair or series of interlocked rings.
A quaint piece of machinery; a gimmer. [Obs.]
Gimmal \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.
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context obsolete English) Joined work whose parts move within each other; a pair or series of interlocked rings. 2 (context obsolete English) A quaint piece of machinery; a gimmer.
Wikipedia
Usage examples of "gimmal".
The missing heart band from the gimmal ring was a small thing, but it had crystallized vague suspicions into a firm belief that Helen Seaton had been murdered.
The missing portion of the gimmal ring that Kimball had discovered had seemed proof positive.
I saw the faint glimmer of light flicker on the gimmals marking the doors as they swung inward.