glim

[ glim ]

/ glɪm /

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noun

a light or lamp.

Scot. a little bit; small portion; scrap.

Nearby words

glider, gliding, gliding bacteria, gliding joint, gliding lemur, glim, glimmer, glimmer ice, glimmering, glimmeringly, glimpse

Origin of glim

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

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Examples from the Web for glim

What was a "glim," and what did the fellow suggest by silver plate?
Visionaries|James Huneker
Them hot-headed Kentuckians, y' know, they'd dowse a feller's glim for less 'n that.
The Magnetic North|Elizabeth Robins (C. E. Raimond)
The carriage light was feeble, and the faces I saw above me drooped under the glim, wilted and dingy.
Waiting for Daylight|Henry Major Tomlinson
Rokeby looked at her with an astonished respect and a glim of his saving humour.
Married Life|May Edginton

"Sure enough, they left their glim here," said the fellow from the window.
Treasure Island|Robert Louis Stevenson

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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Word Origin and History for glim

glim

18c. slang, "a light, candle, lantern;" 19c. slang "an eye," probably a back-formation from glimmer.

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glim

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