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shimstock en · NOUN

Etymology

From shim + stock.

Meanings

1. (countable, qualifier:trades, uncountable) 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.
2. (countable, uncountable) Metal foil used for measurement of proposed dental work.
   • They keep 8-micron and 12-micron shimstock handy when they're evaluating the occlusion.

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