stim

/ (stɪm) /

noun

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

Nearby words

stilt root, stilted, stilton, stilwell, stilyaga, stim, stime, stimson, stimulant, stimulate, stimulated emission

Word Origin for stim

of uncertain origin

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Examples from the Web for stim

I never seen a stim of him till he was standin' alone on the flure!
Going To Maynooth|William Carleton
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
David Prothero I 'spected 'ould be in a passion, but, stim odds!
Gladys, the Reaper|Anne Beale

They make the stim out of coal, which is found on the ground.
Continental Monthly - Volume 1 - Issue 3|Various