jemmy

[ jem-ee ]

verb (used with object)

, jem·mied, jem·my·ing.

1. jimmy ¹.

noun

, plural jem·mies.

1. jimmy ¹.
2. Slang. an overcoat.
3. the baked head of a sheep.

jemmy

/ ˈdʒɛmɪ /

noun

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

verb

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of jemmy¹

First recorded in 1745–55

Word History and Origins

Origin of jemmy¹

C19: from the pet name for James

Example Sentences

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

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The transaction suggested the name given him, “Jemmy Button.”

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Like York, Jemmy has become a Benedict, and his wife is with him at the fishing-station.

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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.

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I shrieked as to some unknown hand to save me, and Jemmy belaboured him with a stick he caught up in desperation.

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