jemmy

American  

[jem-ee] / ˈdʒɛm i /

verb (used with object)

jemmied, jemmying

1. jimmy.

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noun

plural

jemmies

1. jimmy.

2. Slang. an overcoat.

3. the baked head of a sheep.

jemmy British  

/ ˈdʒɛmɪ /

noun

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

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verb

1. (tr) to prise (something) open with a jemmy

Etymology

Origin of jemmy

First recorded in 1745–55

Example Sentences

Bunton said that he hadn't carried a jemmy and if the toilet window had been shut he would have had to give up.

From The Guardian • Nov. 30, 2012

The son he had described as an engineer came quickly to the bureau, fitting together as he came the two halves of a small jemmy.

From Arsene Lupin by Leblanc, Maurice

By merely sounding along the wall we discovered the door; it was cleverly constructed and for a time defied our efforts; but Jerome got it open by means of a jemmy and a pick.

From The Blind Spot by Hall, Austin

The suppression of economic knowledge, disastrous as it is, is quite intelligible, its corrupt motive being as clear as the motive of a burglar for concealing his jemmy from a policeman.

From Treatise on Parents and Children by Shaw, Bernard

The superintendent gripped his jemmy tightly and turned towards the dirty stairs.

From The Grell Mystery by Froest, Frank