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stime
[ stahym ]
/ staɪm /
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noun Scot., Irish English.
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
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Origin of stime
1250–1300; Middle English (Scots); perhaps <Old Norse skīmi a glimpse
Words nearby stime
Stilton, stilt root, Stilwell, stilyaga, stim, stime, stimming, Stimson, stimulant, stimulate, stimulated emission
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How to use stime in a sentence
Even with three wicks it gave but a stime of light, and never allowed the weaver to see more than the half of his loom at a time.
Auld Licht Idylls|J. M. Barrie