Jemmy

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Jimmy \Jim"my\, n.; pl. {Jimmies}. [Cf. {Jemmy}.]
     A short crowbar used by burglars in breaking open doors.
     [Written also {jemmy}.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Jemmy \Jem"my\, a. [Cf. {Gim}, and {Gimp}, a.]
     Spruce. [Slang, Eng.] --Smart.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Jemmy \Jem"my\, n.
     1. A short crowbar. See {Jimmy}. [Chiefly Brit.]
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     2. A baked sheep's head. [Slang, Eng.] --Dickens.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  jemmy
       n : a short crowbar; "in England they call a jimmy and jemmy"
           [syn: {jimmy}]
       [also: {jemmied}]