"Took a mort'o th 'glim, it did," he said wistfully. From Wordnik.com. [Take A Thief]
And so it would go till it was time to "douse the glim.". From Wordnik.com. [A Fantasy of Mediterranean Travel] Reference
SNOW: You're right, that may sound a little bit too glim. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 2, 2006] Reference
CRUISE: Matt, Matt, Matt, you don't even you're glim (ph). From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 26, 2005] Reference
I leaned forward to see what I could glim through the keyhole. From Wordnik.com. [Old Tin Sorrows]
You keep that henayearn and her fortycantle glim lookbehinder. From Wordnik.com. [Finnegans Wake] Reference
They better 'ope their friends is willin' t 'part with th' glim!. From Wordnik.com. [Take A Thief]
Der deyvel, ay! "retorted Hatteraick," where should I get a glim?. From Wordnik.com. [Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North] Reference
You couldn't get a glim out of a micro-LED with the juice that's left. From Wordnik.com. [The Golden Torc]
"Stay here - and keep that glim outside or you'll blow the town sky-high!". From Wordnik.com. [Flashman and the angel of the lord]
The findings are glim and reflect a significant portion of low-level readers. From Wordnik.com. [Literacy: A Critical Sourcebook « Books « Literacy News] Reference
"I'd 'a' had th 'drop on 'em in another second if they hadn't doused that glim!". From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Ranchers in Camp or The Water Fight at Diamond X] Reference
No. His eyes snapped open again, anger reflected in the glim - mer from the lamps. From Wordnik.com. [The Elf Queen of Shannara]
Eddie was nodding, and Susannah felt a small, almost reluctant glim - mer of hope. From Wordnik.com. [Wizard and Glass]
'Tis harrd tu say -- we cannot shpot a glim from this side -- winders all face east. From Wordnik.com. [The Luck of the Mounted A Tale of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police] Reference
The watcher's eyes glim - mered in the darkness, well back in the shadows, bright and feral. From Wordnik.com. [Ilse Witch]
But when the Kicksey-winsey shut down, the glim-merglamps went out and now the light's gone. From Wordnik.com. [The Hand of Chaos]
He left me standing there, but presently I saw where he was from a glim from his pencil-torch. From Wordnik.com. [The Tiger in the Smoke]
Gotta be one as is wuth it, got 'nuf glim t' take th 'risk, but one as ain't too smart, ye ken?. From Wordnik.com. [Take A Thief]
'They took pistols with them; and I heard Tim tell the other one to take the crow-bar and the glim. From Wordnik.com. [The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, February 1844 Volume 23, Number 2] Reference
Yer gran'father, that's -- an 'the sun's last glim. From Wordnik.com. [The poetical works of George MacDonald in two volumes — Volume 2] Reference
"Couldn't we get up a glim no-how?" pursued Bluenose. From Wordnik.com. [The Lifeboat] Reference
"I see your point, old chap, and out goes the ` glim '.". From Wordnik.com. [The Adventures of Dick Maitland A Tale of Unknown Africa] Reference
Some one sung out from among ourselves to "dowse the glim.". From Wordnik.com. [Ned Myers or, a Life Before the Mast] Reference
Bah! who'd call that a binnacle glim, or a lamp of any kind?. From Wordnik.com. [The Ocean Waifs A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea] Reference
"Do top that glim, Bill," said one of the men, in a tremulous voice. From Wordnik.com. [Poor Jack] Reference
He had seen the clerks dowsing the glim of their grins; and that young pup. From Wordnik.com. [Five Tales] Reference
"Sure enough, they left their glim here," said the fellow from the window. From Wordnik.com. [Treasure Island] Reference
Bruck two searchlights at one hundred dollars a glim, but that's nothin '. From Wordnik.com. [Overland Red A Romance of the Moonstone Cañon Trail] Reference
'Dark? der deyvil! ay,' said Dirk Hatteraick; 'where should I have a glim?'. From Wordnik.com. [Guy Mannering — Complete] Reference
"With that other cove driving up and going in without ever showing a glim?". From Wordnik.com. [Mr. Justice Raffles] Reference
Swankie looked up hastily, and, in technical phraseology, "doused the glim.". From Wordnik.com. [The Lighthouse] Reference
Douse the glim! 'alarmed those who were on shore, and the lights instantly disappeared. From Wordnik.com. [Guy Mannering — Complete] Reference
'Let's have a glim,' said Sikes, 'or we shall go breaking our necks, or treading on the dog. From Wordnik.com. [Oliver Twist] Reference
"Dear, dear! the light will be coming in no time, and we can quench the glim then," said Biddy. From Wordnik.com. [Light O' the Morning] Reference
Honest, the only glim we can see from our front porch is a flicker from the porte cochère at the. From Wordnik.com. [The House of Torchy] Reference
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