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ˈshimming, vbl. n.
[f. shim v.2 + -ing1.]
1. Hoeing with a shim.
1792Trans. Soc. Arts (ed. 2) III. 33 The middle of August, repeated the shimming. 1833Ridgemont Farm Rep. 141 in Husb. (L.U.K.) III, This ‘shimming’ is..repeated when the beans have advanced to six inches in height. 1848Jrnl. R. Agric. Soc. IX. ii. 557 Horse-hoeing, or what is locally called..‘shiming’.
2. The insertion of shims; also, a shim, or shims collectively.
1884Car-Builder's Dict. (Century Dict.), Shimming has been used in fitting on car-wheels when the wheel-seat of the axle was a little too small. |