Glimed

/ɡlaɪmd/ verb

Definition

Past tense of glime: caught or trapped with glime/birdlime; treated with sticky substance.

Etymology

From 'glime' plus the regular past tense suffix '-ed.' This verb appears primarily in historical or literary contexts.

Kelly Says

When medieval hunters glimed branches to catch birds, they were using chemistry (organic compounds in tree resin) without knowing the science—folk knowledge that worked without explanation.

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