Shim

·noun A thin piece of metal placed between two parts to make a fit.

II. Shim ·noun A kind of shallow plow used in tillage to break the ground, and clear it of weeds.

shim
appearance. West. A transient view or first sight, the same as BLY in Kent. The white mark in a hors...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose