\Chimb\ (ch[=i]m), n. [AS. cim, in cimst[=a]n base of a pillar; akin to D. kim, f. Sw. kim., G. kimme f.] The edge of a cask, etc; a chine. See {Chine}, n., 3. [Written also {hime}.]
\Chimb\, v. i. Chime. [Obs.] --Chaucer.