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jemmy

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jem·my  (jm)
n. & v. Chiefly British
Variant of jimmy.
jemmy or US jimmy
Noun
pl -mies a short steel crowbar, used by burglars to prise open doors and windows [from short form of 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 [ˈdʒɛmɪ] n → palanqueta


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Two men, one of whom died in England of the small-pox, a boy and a little girl, were originally taken; and we had now on board, York Minster, Jemmy Button (whose name expresses his purchase-money), and Fuegia Basket.
The Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin, Charles View in context
Once Rebecca had the honour to pass a few days at Chiswick; after which she brought back Jemima, and erected another doll as Miss Jemmy: for though that honest creature had made and given her jelly and cake enough for three children, and a seven-shilling piece at parting, the girl's sense of ridicule was far stronger than her gratitude, and she sacrificed Miss Jemmy quite as pitilessly as her sister.
Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace View in context
First, Jemmy Tweedle felt on his hinder head the direful bone.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context
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