jemmy
[ jem-ee ]
/ ˈdʒɛm i /
verb (used with object), jem·mied, jem·my·ing.
noun, plural jem·mies.
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Origin of jemmy
First recorded in 1745–55
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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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