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shim

 : 
Noun, Verb (usu participle)

CIDE DICTIONARY

shimn. 
  •  A kind of shallow plow used in tillage to break the ground, and clear it of weeds.  [1913 Webster]
  •  A thin piece of metal placed between two parts to make a fit.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

shim, n. & v.
--n. a thin strip of material used in machinery etc. to make parts fit.
--v.tr. (shimmed, shimming) fit or fill up with a shim.

Etymology
18th c.: orig. unkn.

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