stime

[stahym]

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noun Scot., Irish English.

the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.

Origin of stime

1250–1300; Middle English (Scots); perhaps < Old Norse skīmi a glimpse

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Historical Examples

Even with three wicks it gave but a stime of light, and never allowed the weaver to see more than the half of his loom at a time.
Auld Licht Idylls
J. M. Barrie