stim

noun

Irish (used with a negative) a very small amountI couldn't see a stim; she hasn't a stim of sense

Word Origin

of uncertain origin

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Examples from the Web for stim

Historical Examples

I never seen a stim of him till he was standin' alone on the flure!
Going To Maynooth
William Carleton
Dey eben buyed terbacker from my mammy, an' dey paid her a dollar an' fifty cents a pound, stim an' all.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 2
Work Projects Administration
They make the stim out of coal, which is found on the ground.
Continental Monthly - Volume 1 - Issue 3
Various
He couldn't see a stim, and that is why he had such great knowledge.
Poets and Dreamers
Lady Augusta Gregory and Others
But if you do, you'll never have a stim of sight in the eye again.'
Poets and Dreamers
Lady Augusta Gregory and Others

stim

Word Origin

Examples from the Web for stim

Historical Examples

I never seen a stim of him till he was standin' alone on the flure!

Dey eben buyed terbacker from my mammy, an' dey paid her a dollar an' fifty cents a pound, stim an' all.

They make the stim out of coal, which is found on the ground.

He couldn't see a stim, and that is why he had such great knowledge.

But if you do, you'll never have a stim of sight in the eye again.'