subs. (old).—A candlestick. [From GLIM = a light + stick.] Fr.: une occasion.
c. 1696. B. E., A New Dictionary of the Canting Crew, s.v. GLIMSTICK, c., a Candlestick. RUM GLIMSTICKS, c., Silver Candlesticks. QUEER GLIMSTICKS, c., Brass, Pewter, or Iron Candlesticks.
1785. GROSE, A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, s.v.
