jemmy

4 definitions found

jemmy - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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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  Jemmy \Jem"my\, a. [Cf. Gim, and Gimp, a.]
     Spruce. [Slang, Eng.] --Smart.
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  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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jemmy - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  jemmy
      n 1: a short crowbar; "in Britain they call a jimmy and jemmy"
           [syn: jimmy, jemmy]