jemmy

[ jem-ee ]

/ ˈdʒɛm i /

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verb (used with object), jem·mied, jem·my·ing.

jimmy¹.

noun, plural jem·mies.

jimmy¹.

Slang. an overcoat.

the baked head of a sheep.

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Origin of jemmy

First recorded in 1745–55

Words nearby jemmy

jelutong, jemadar, Jemappes, jembe, Jemima, jemmy, jen, Jena, je ne sais quoi, Jenghis Khan, Jenkins

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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) /

noun plural -mies

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

verb -mies, -mying or -mied

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

Word Origin for jemmy

C19: from the pet name for James

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