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shimstock.

Stock (material) suitable for making shims; often in the form of sheets of metal, plastic, or wood of various thicknesses, ready to have pieces cut out of them as needed.

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Stock (material) suitable for making shims; often in the form of sheets of metal, plastic, or wood of various thicknesses, ready to have pieces cut out of them as needed.

    countable · uncountable
    They keep 1-thou and 2-thou shimstock handy when they're building these assemblies.
  2. Metal foil used for measurement of proposed dental work.

    countable · uncountable
    They keep 8-micron and 12-micron shimstock handy when they're evaluating the occlusion.
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From shim + stock.

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