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Jemmy

Jemmy Meaning & Definition
Jemmy Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Jemmy?

[n] a short crowbar; "in England they call a jimmy and jemmy"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Jemmy: jimmy

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See Also | crowbar | pry | pry bar | wrecking bar

Jemmy In Webster's Dictionary

\Jem"my\, a. [Cf. {Gim}, and {Gimp}, a.] Spruce. [Slang, Eng.] --Smart.
\Jem"my\, n. 1. A short crowbar. See {Jimmy}. 2. A baked sheep's head. [Slang, Eng.] --Dickens.

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