glim

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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

“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

Douse the glim, your colours, &c., to knock down.

From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir

In another moment, the voice of Franz breaks out: “Ain’t there another glim somewhere?”

From Dangerous Ground or, The Rival Detectives by Lynch, Lawrence L.