jemmy

[ jem-ee ]

verb (used with object),jem·mied, jem·my·ing.
noun,plural jem·mies.
  1. Slang. an overcoat.

  1. the baked head of a sheep.

Origin of jemmy

1
First recorded in 1745–55

Words Nearby jemmy

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How to use jemmy in a sentence

  • Wisha, jemmy, agra, there's no knowing what you'll be when you grows up.

    My New Curate | P.A. Sheehan
  • The transaction suggested the name given him, “jemmy Button.”

    The Land of Fire | Mayne Reid
  • Like York, jemmy has become a Benedict, and his wife is with him at the fishing-station.

    The Land of Fire | Mayne Reid
  • And as we went we met a mite of a boy of about jemmy's age, with a small bundle of corn on his shoulder, like a miniature man.

    Little Folks | Various
  • I shrieked as to some unknown hand to save me, and jemmy belaboured him with a stick he caught up in desperation.

    Little Folks | Various

British Dictionary definitions for jemmy

jemmy

US jimmy

/ (ˈdʒɛmɪ) /


nounplural -mies
  1. a short steel crowbar used, esp by burglars, for forcing doors and windows

verb-mies, -mying or -mied
  1. (tr) to prise (something) open with a jemmy

Origin of jemmy

1
C19: from the pet name for James

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