The word of the day is gimlet:
able to penetrate or bore through
late Middle English < Old French guimbelet < Germanic; compare Middle Dutch wimmel wimble (dictionary.com)
"'As the bursar of this university I must say that we've always encouraged a good neighbor policy with respect to the community,' mumbled the wizard, trying to avoid Albert's gimlet stare."
- Terry Pratchett, Mort (1987)
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