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glim

  [glim]
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–noun
1. a light or lamp.
2. Scot. a little bit; small portion; scrap.
Origin:
1690–1700; see glimpse, glimmer
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glim   (glĭm)   
n.  

  1. A source of light, as a candle.

  2. The illumination given off by such a source.


[Perhaps short for glimmer.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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