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shim (n.)
[shim 词源字典]
1723, a Kentish word of unknown origin. Originally a piece of iron fitted to a plow for scraping soil; meaning "thin slip of wood to fill up a space or raise a level" is from 1860.
[shim etymology, shim origin, 英语词源]
shim (v.)
"to wedge up a surface by means of a shim," 1877, from
shim
(n.). Related:
Shimmed
;
shimming
.