Hypertext Webster Gateway: "jemmy"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Jemmy \Jem"my\, a. [Cf. {Gim}, and {Gimp}, a.]
Spruce. [Slang, Eng.] --Smart.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Jemmy \Jem"my\, n.
1. A short crowbar. See {Jimmy}.
2. A baked sheep's head. [Slang, Eng.] --Dickens.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Jimmy \Jim"my\, n.; pl. {Jimmies}. [Cf. {Jemmy}.]
A short crowbar used by burglars in breaking open doors.
[Written also {jemmy}.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
jemmy
n : a short crowbar; "in England they call a jimmy and jemmy"
[syn: {jimmy}]
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