shimstock

== English == === Etymology === From shim +‎ stock. === Noun === shimstock (countable and uncountable, plural shimstocks) (engineering, trades, manufacturing) Stock (material) suitable for making shims; often in the form of sheets of metal, plastic, or wood of various thicknesses, ready to have pieces cut out of them as needed. (dentistry) Metal foil used for measurement of proposed dental work.