Dimmit

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of dimmet (Twilight; dusk; crepusculum) Cornwall, Devon, UK, West-Country, alt-of, alternative, countable, dialectal, uncountable

    "“ My Billy is out with his boat in the bay. To snare the bright herring for me, And I, with my arms, in the dimmit of day, Will snare the bold son of the sea.”"

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gloamingtwilight

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"“ My Billy is out with his boat in the bay. To snare the bright herring for me, And I, with my arms, in the dimmit of day, Will snare the bold son of the sea.”"

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