glim
Americannoun
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a light or lamp.
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Scot. a little bit; small portion; scrap.
noun
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a light or lamp
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an eye
Etymology
Origin of glim
Example Sentences
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Summoned by a flood of protests, Vatican City firemen broke open the door, doused the gleaming glim.
From Time Magazine Archive
The latest of these, a novel by Walter Macken called Rain on the Wind, never quite bursts into flame; the book carries so much sentimental moisture that it douses its own glim.
From Time Magazine Archive
"I'd 'a' had th' drop on 'em in another second if they hadn't doused that glim!"
From The Boy Ranchers in Camp or The Water Fight at Diamond X by Thelma Gooch
At this point the order was given, "Douse the glim," and all lights were extinguished.
From The Mountains of Oregon by William Gladstone Steel
Looks a little spooky, but Hank'll have a glim fer ye in two shakes.
From Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays by Various
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