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jemmy
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jem·my  (jm)
n. & v. Chiefly British
Variant of jimmy.
jemmy [ˈdʒɛmɪ] US, jimmy
n pl -mies
(Engineering / Tools) a short steel crowbar used, esp by burglars, for forcing doors and windows
vb -mies, -mying, -mied
(Engineering / Tools) (tr) to prise (something) open with a jemmy
[from the pet name for James]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.jemmy - a short crowbar; "in Britain they call a jimmy and jemmy"
jimmy
crowbar, pry, pry bar, wrecking bar - a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge
Translations
jemmy [ˈdʒemɪ] N (Brit) → palanqueta f
jemmy, (US) jimmy
n → Brecheisen nt, → Stemmeisen nt
jemmy jimmy (Am) [ˈdʒɛmɪ] n → piede m di porco
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