2. Verb. (third-person singular of shim) ¹
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Definition of Shims
1. shim [v] - See also: shim
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shims
Literary usage of Shims
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Maintenance of Way and Structures by William Clyde Willard (1915)
"shims.—A shim is a piece of wood or metal placed between ... (2) Track shims.
Expansion shims are flat metal plates used to gage the expansion space between ..."
2. Maintenance of Way and Structures by William Clyde Willard (1915)
"shims.—A shim is a piece of wood or metal placed between two surfaces to make a
... Expansion shims are flat metal plates used to gage the expansion space ..."
3. A Treatise on the Federal Employers' Liability and Safety Appliance Acts by William Wheeler Thornton (1909)
"Use of "shims"—Common law duty of master not applicable—Fellow servant's ...
the use of "shims" to raise and lower the draw bar to the legal height, ..."
4. Notes on Track: Construction and Maintenance by Walter Mason Camp (1904)
"No shims except the one at the raising point should be placed until the rail ...
To fit shims to place accurately and rapidly is cne of the tests of that ..."
5. Notes on Track: Construction and Maintenance by Walter Mason Camp (1904)
"No shims except the one at the raising point should be placed until the rail ...
To fit shims to place accurately and rapidly is one of the tests of that ..."
6. The Road-master's Assistant and Section-master's Guide: A Manual of by William S. Huntington (1878)
"WHAT COMES OF shims WORKING OUT— ROAD-CROSSINGS—WOOD-PILES. DRAWING SPIKES.
THE various operations connected with track repairs necessitate the drawing of a ..."
7. The Road-master's Assistant and Section-master's Guide: A Manual of by William S. Huntington (1877)
"WHAT COMES OF shims WORKING OUT— ROAD-CROSSINGS—WOOD-PILES. DRAWING SPIKES.
THE various operations connected with track repairs necessitate the drawing of a ..."
8. The Road-master's Assistant and Section-master's Guide by William S. Huntington (1884)
"WHAT COMES OF shims WORKING OUT— ROAD-CROSSINGS—WOOD-PILES. DRAWING SPIKES.
THE various operations connected with track repairs necessitate the drawing of a ..."
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