shim (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[shim 词源字典]
1723, a Kentish word of unknown origin. Originally a piece of iron fitted to a plow for scraping soil; meaning "thin slip of wood to fill up a space or raise a level" is from 1860.[shim etymology, shim origin, 英语词源]
shim (v.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
"to wedge up a surface by means of a shim," 1877, from shim (n.). Related: Shimmed; shimming.