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chimb

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chimb

  [chahym]
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–noun
chime 2 .

chime

2  [chahym]
–noun
the edge or brim of a cask, barrel, or the like, formed by the ends of the staves projecting beyond the head or bottom.
Also, chimb, chine.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME chimb(e); cf. OE cimbing chime; c. MLG, MD kimme edge
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Word Origin & History

chime 
c.1300, from L. cymbalum (see cymbal, which is what the word originally meant), perhaps through O.Fr. chimbe or directly from L. as O.E. cimbal, either one likely misinterpreted as chymbe bellen "chime bells."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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