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shim

UK/ʃɪm/ US/ˈʃɪm/ uncommon informal

noun

1.

a thin wedge of material (wood or metal or stone) for driving into crevices

Origin

Unknown; from Kent. Originally a piece of iron attached to a plow; sense of “thin piece of wood” from 1723, sense of “thin piece of material used for alignment or support” from 1860.

Phrases

  • shim-pua marriage

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