Those eyes fixed themselves on the girl's face as though they were gimlets, as though they meant to pierce right into her very soul.
"A Very Naughty Girl"
L. T. Meade
Her aunt's eyes were fixed, as though they were gimlets, on her face.
"A Very Naughty Girl"
L. T. Meade
As you say, I have changed; but his eyes are like gimlets, they'd pierce a stone wall.
"The House by the Lock"
C. N. Williamson