"chimb" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chimbs [plural], chime [alternative], chine [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle English chymbe, from Old English *ċimb (“a joining, joint”), possibly from Proto-West Germanic *kimbu (“a pressing together, conjunction”), derived from or related to Proto-West Germanic *kimban (“to press or fit together”), from Proto-Germanic *kimbaną (“to squeeze, compress”), from Proto-Indo-European *gem- (“to grab; hold; press; pack; cram”); whence also Old English ċimban (“to join”). Cognate with West Frisian kym, kime, kjim, kjimme (“edge, rim, chimb”), Dutch kim (“chimb, bilge, horizon”), Low German Kimm (“groove, horizon”), German Kimme (“groove, slit, notch”), Swedish kim, kimbe, kimme (“rod, plank, flat trough made of thin timber”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|chymbe}} Middle English chymbe, {{inh|en|ang|*ċimb|t=a joining, joint}} Old English *ċimb (“a joining, joint”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*kimbu|t=a pressing together, conjunction}} Proto-West Germanic *kimbu (“a pressing together, conjunction”), {{der|en|gmw-pro|*kimban|t=to press or fit together}} Proto-West Germanic *kimban (“to press or fit together”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*kimbaną|t=to squeeze, compress}} Proto-Germanic *kimbaną (“to squeeze, compress”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*gem-|t=to grab; hold; press; pack; cram}} Proto-Indo-European *gem- (“to grab; hold; press; pack; cram”), {{cog|ang|ċimban|t=to join}} Old English ċimban (“to join”), {{cog|fy|kym}} West Frisian kym, {{cog|nl|kim|t=chimb, bilge, horizon}} Dutch kim (“chimb, bilge, horizon”), {{cog|nds|Kimm|t=groove, horizon}} Low German Kimm (“groove, horizon”), {{cog|de|Kimme|t=groove, slit, notch}} German Kimme (“groove, slit, notch”), {{cog|sv|kim}} Swedish kim Head templates: {{en-noun}} chimb (plural chimbs)
  1. (rare or dialectal) The projecting edge of a cask or barrel, formed by the joined ends of the staves. Tags: dialectal, rare
    Sense id: en-chimb-en-noun-Jz0AZoZb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 15
  2. (nautical) A plank which connects the sides of a ship to the deck.
    Sense id: en-chimb-en-noun-6CDdst9J Categories (other): Nautical Topics: nautical, transport

Inflected forms

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