Meaning & use
Glim
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An informal, somewhat dated term for a small light, lamp, or candle.
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The old watchman carried a glim to guide his way through the warehouse at night.
A faint glim flickered in the cabin window across the bay.
A note on using this word
Once common in 18th- and 19th-century slang, particularly among sailors, "glim" is now largely archaic.
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