jemmy

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

jemmy
    n 1: a short crowbar; "in Britain they call a jimmy and jemmy"
         [syn: {jimmy}, {jemmy}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Jimmy \Jim"my\, n.; pl. {Jimmies}. [Cf. {Jemmy}.]
   A short crowbar used by burglars in breaking open doors.
   [Written also {jemmy}.]
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Jemmy \Jem"my\, a. [Cf. {Gim}, and {Gimp}, a.]
   Spruce. [Slang, Eng.] --Smart.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Jemmy \Jem"my\, n.
   1. A short crowbar. See {Jimmy}. [Chiefly Brit.]
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   2. A baked sheep's head. [Slang, Eng.] --Dickens.
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