Glim


[glim] /glɪm/

noun
1.
a light or lamp.
2.
Scot. a little bit; small portion; scrap.
/ɡlɪm/
noun (slang)
1.
a light or lamp
2.
an eye
n.

18c. slang, “a light, candle, lantern;” 19c. slang “an eye,” probably a back-formation from glimmer.

noun

verb

: I glimmed her from across the room

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