jemmy

[ jem-ee ]

/ ˈdʒɛm i /

British

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

jimmy¹.

noun, plural jem·mies.

jimmy¹.

Slang. an overcoat.

the baked head of a sheep.

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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Example sentences from the Web for jemmy

He did this because he wanted to sell some property that he could not sell if Jemmy were alive.
Stories of American Life and Adventure|Edward Eggleston
The other dogs had dived to the assistance of Sancho, and they brought the otter to the bank, where Jemmy clubbed it.
Yorkshire Oddities, Incidents and Strange Events|S. Baring-Gould
Still more liquor, and Jemmy Balladhoo comes forth with his fiddle.
She's All the World to Me|Hall Caine
Well, then,” replied Jemmy, “will you shy the dog overboard?
Snarley-yow|Frederick Marryat

But Jemmy evidently gone to the bad; got the bit between his teeth and bolted.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 108, February 16, 1895|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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单词	jemmy
释义	jemmy [ jem-ee ] / ˈdʒɛm i / British verb (used with object), jem·mied, jem·my·ing. jimmy¹. noun, plural jem·mies. jimmy¹. Slang. an overcoat. the baked head of a sheep. 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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for jemmy He did this because he wanted to sell some property that he could not sell if Jemmy were alive. Stories of American Life and Adventure\|Edward Eggleston The other dogs had dived to the assistance of Sancho, and they brought the otter to the bank, where Jemmy clubbed it. Yorkshire Oddities, Incidents and Strange Events\|S. Baring-Gould Still more liquor, and Jemmy Balladhoo comes forth with his fiddle. She's All the World to Me\|Hall Caine Well, then,” replied Jemmy, “will you shy the dog overboard? Snarley-yow\|Frederick Marryat But Jemmy evidently gone to the bad; got the bit between his teeth and bolted. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 108, February 16, 1895\|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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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