nim

nim
nim1
/nim/, v.t., v.i., nimmed, nimming. Archaic.
to steal or pilfer.
[bef. 900; ME nimen, OE niman, c. G nehmen, ON nema, Goth niman to take; cf. NUMB]
nim2
/nim/, 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.
[1900-05; special use of NIM1]

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