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
I can open it if you’ll hold this blessed glim still.
From The Dark House A Knot Unravelled by Fenn, George Manville
"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 Gooch, Thelma
I have been appointed captain and it is my duty to sound taps, or, as Benny Philow or Mally Mack might say, 'douse the glim.'
From The Girl Scouts at Bellaire Or Maid Mary's Awakening by Garis, Lilian
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