shimmed

Variant of shim

shim definition

shim (s̸him)

noun

☆ a thin, usually wedge-shaped piece of wood, metal, or stone used for filling space, leveling, etc., as in masonry

Etymology: < ?

transitive verb shimmed, shimming shim′·ming

to fit with a shim or shims

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