| Summary: | shim n the same as the English word _shim_, which denotes a small piece of metal placed between two parts of a machine to make a fit. The word is also used in a similar way in stone-working. In Newfoundland it is employed to denote a thin piece of wood placed between the timber and plank of a vessel, where the plank does not fit solidly. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M.Story August 1959 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 4 Used I shem, Shin, MUNDLE, SLICE, wedge, [see 'shim'] The source is listed as 1897 J A Folklore x, 209 in DNE and only part of the cited quotation on card is in DNE.
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