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jem·my
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ˈdʒɛm
i
/
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verb,
jem·mied,
jem·my·ing,
noun,
plural
jem·mies.
British
verb (used with object)
1.
jimmy
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noun
2.
jimmy
1
.
3.
Slang
.
an overcoat.
4.
the baked head of a sheep.
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Origin:
1745–55
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jemmy
or
(
US
)
jimmy
(ˈdʒɛmɪ)
—
n
,
pl
-mies
1.
a short steel crowbar used, esp by burglars, for forcing doors and windows
—
vb
,
-mies
,
-mies
,
-mying
,
-mied
2.
(
tr
) to prise (something) open with a jemmy
[C19: from the pet name for
James
]
jimmy
or
(
US
)
jimmy
—
n
—
vb
[C19: from the pet name for
James
]
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