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jemmy::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | jimmy |
| Type of | crowbar, pry, pry bar, wrecking bar |
in Britain they call a jimmy and jemmy.
Examples of jemmy
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The fire brigade came quickly and used a jemmy and a step-ladder to effect a rescue soon after 3pm.
From the theargus.co.uk
Jemmy returned to Great Britain 13 years later to claim that he was entitled to the title of earl of Anglesea.
From the washingtonpost.com
Bunton said that he hadn't carried a jemmy and if the toilet window had been shut he would have had to give up.
From the guardian.co.uk
But mostly what is slipped into the side door is the occasional jemmy, busting it open during winter for anything of value.
From the smh.com.au
- Jimmy: a short crowbar; "in Britain they call a jimmy and jemmy"
- A crowbar, a wrecking bar, pry bar, or prybar, or sometimes (in British usage) a prise bar or prisebar more informally a jimmy, jimmy bar, jemmy or gooseneck is a tool consisting of a metal bar with a single curved end and flattened points, often with a small fissure on one or both ends for ...
- A burglar's short crowbar, usually made in sections.
- (1) A dandy, a fop. Also, in the phrase Jemmy Jessamy (Jessamine) an effeminate or great fop. In the 18th century, a scale of eight degrees of sophisticate was listed; a greenhorn, jemmy, jessamy, bright, flash, puzz, pizz, and a. smart. (2) a riding-boot. (3) a light cane. ...
- A Jem'Hadar. [Derogatory]
