9 January 2018

nim(1)

[nim]

verb (used with or without object), nimmed, nimming. Archaic.

1. to steal or pilfer.

Origin of nim(1)

Middle English Old English

900 before 900; Middle English nimen, Old English niman, cognate with German nehmen, Old Norse nema, Gothic niman to take; cf. numb

nim(2)

[nim]

noun

1. a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.

Origin

First recorded in 1900-05; special use of nim1

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Examples from the Web for nim

Contemporary Examples

When she got him, she just decided she was going to have fun with nim.
‘Project Nim’: The Stunning New Documentary about Chimpanzees
Marlow Stern
July 9, 2011

There, nim lived out the rest of his days, dying in 2000 at age 26 from a heart attack.
‘Project Nim’: The Stunning New Documentary about Chimpanzees
Marlow Stern
July 9, 2011

There, nim met Bob Ingersoll, a high-spirited University of Oklahoma student who worked at the facility.
‘Project Nim’: The Stunning New Documentary about Chimpanzees
Marlow Stern
July 9, 2011

Today’s quote

though you seek in garments the freedom of privacy you may find in them a harness and a chain.

– The Prophet Kahlil Gibran

On this day

9 January 1324 – death of Marco Polo, Italian explorer. Born 15 September 1254.

9 January 1944 – birth of Jimmy Page, legendary British guitarist and song-writer. Co-founder of iconic rock band, Led Zeppelin.