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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a short crowbar;
- Example: "in Britain they call a jimmy and jemmy"
[syn: jimmy, jemmy]


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.] [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Jemmy \Jem"my\, a. [Cf. Gim, and Gimp, a.] Spruce. [Slang, Eng.] --Smart. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Jemmy \Jem"my\, n. 1. A short crowbar. See Jimmy. [Chiefly Brit.] [1913 Webster] 2. A baked sheep's head. [Slang, Eng.] --Dickens. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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