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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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
Summoned by a flood of protests, Vatican City firemen broke open the door, doused the gleaming glim.
From Time Magazine Archive
We got to the fifth child, and I heard something about her, when the wind reached round the wood stack at us, and snatched the last glim.
From The Sea and the Jungle by Tomlinson, H. M. (Henry Major)
“Now, what in thunder does that mean I want to know–why should they douse the glim in such a hurry–wonder if they could have caught any sound from us to give ’em a scare?
From Eagles of the Sky With Jack Ralston Along the Air Lanes by Newcomb, Ambrose
First of all, I'll light our little glim here; for if we're going to poke along into that black hole, I reckon we'll be wanting some sort of light to see by.
From The Boy Scouts in the Rockies or the Secret of the Hidden Silver Mine by Carter, Herbert
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