Nim

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Nim \Nim\ (n[i^]m), v. t. [imp. {Nam} (n[aum]m) or {Nimmed}
     (n[i^]md); p. p. {Nomen} (n[=o]"men) or {Nome} (n[=o]m).]
     [AS. niman. [root]7. Cf. {Nimble}.]
     To take; to steal; to filch. [Obs.]
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           This canon it in his hand nam.           --Chaucer.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  nim
       n : game in which matchsticks are arranged in rows and players
           alternately remove one or more of them; in some versions
           the object is to take the last remaining matchstick on
           the table and in other versions the object is to avoid
           taking the last remaining matchstick on the table