A candle, or dark lantern, used in housebreaking; also fire. To glim; to burn in the hand. CANT.
·noun A light or candle. II. Glim ·noun Brightness; splendor. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
to look askance. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
A light; familiarly used for the eyes. ♦ Dowse the glim, put out the light. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
A link-boy. CANT. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
To snuff the candle. ...