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nim



Pronunciation: (nim), [key]
—v.t., v.i., nimmed, nim•ming. Archaic.
to steal or pilfer.

nim



Pronunciation: (nim), [key]
—n.
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.

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