shimstock
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shimstock
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From shim + stock.
noun shimstocks
- 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. They keep 1-thou and 2-thou shimstock handy when they're building these assemblies.
- Metal foil used for measurement of proposed dental work. They keep 8-micron and 12-micron shimstock handy when they're evaluating the occlusion.
Talk about this word "shimstock." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shimstock. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. shimstock. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shimstock "shimstock." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shimstock.
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@misc{shimstock_2026,
title = {shimstock},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shimstock},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
