glim

[ glim ]

/ glɪm /

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noun

a light or lamp.

Scot. a little bit; small portion; scrap.

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Origin of glim

First recorded in 1690–1700; see origin at glimpse, glimmer

Words nearby glim

gliding, gliding bacteria, gliding joint, gliding lemur, Glière, glim, glimmer, glimmer ice, glimmering, glimpse, Glinka

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How to use glim in a sentence

At length Captain Perez rose and, knocking the ashes from his pipe, announced that he was going to "show a glim."
Cap'n Eri|Joseph Crosby Lincoln
Lets have a glim, said Sikes, or we shall go breaking our necks, or treading on the dog.
Oliver Twist, Vol. I (of 3)|Charles Dickens
The glim of one of my skylights is dousted, and is battened down for ever.
The Life of a Celebrated Buccaneer|Richard Clynton
I suspect he would have dowsed his glim in no little hurry if one of his officers had hove in sight.
Fred Markham in Russia|W. H. G. Kingston

If you go forward you will see that we have dowsed every glim on board, even to our mast-head and side lights.
Fighting for the Right|Oliver Optic

British Dictionary definitions for glim

glim

/ (ɡlɪm) /

noun slang

a light or lamp

an eye

Word Origin for glim

C17: probably short for glimmer; compare glimpse

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