glim

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The latest of these, a novel by Walter Macken called Rain on the Wind, never quite bursts into flame; the book carries so much sentimental moisture that it douses its own glim.

From Time Magazine Archive

Summoned by a flood of protests, Vatican City firemen broke open the door, doused the gleaming glim.

From Time Magazine Archive

“Sure enough, they left their glim here,” said the fellow from the window.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson Swanston Edition Vol. 6 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

“Now, what in thunder does that mean I want to know–why should they douse the glim in such a hurry–wonder if they could have caught any sound from us to give ’em a scare?

From Eagles of the Sky With Jack Ralston Along the Air Lanes by Newcomb, Ambrose

Und vere dere plaze goes vrom her lamp Vene'er der glim I douse.

From The Book of Humorous Verse by Wells, Carolyn