JEMMY Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Betty, bet′ti, n a man who troubles himself with the women's work in a household: a slang name for a burglar's jemmy or jenny
jemmy, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English . . . What does the noun jemmy mean? There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun jemmy , four of which are labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
What does Jemmy mean? - Definitions. net A jemmy, also known as a jimmy, is a short crowbar used by a burglar to force open windows or doors It's a hand tool that has a flat blade at one end and often a curved claw at the other, used mainly for prying or levering
jemmy - Wiktionary, the free dictionary jemmy (plural jemmies) (archaic, UK, Ireland, slang) A sheep's head used as food (Australia, slang) An immigrant (obsolete, slang) A greatcoat
jemmy - definition and meaning - Wordnik jemmy: A short crowbar, especially as used by burglars: often made in sections, so as to be carried without discovery Also <internalXref urlencoded="jimmy">jimmy< internalXref>
jemmy, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English . . . The earliest known use of the adjective jemmy is in the mid 1700s OED's earliest evidence for jemmy is from 1751, in the writing of Francis Coventry, author jemmy is formed within English, by derivation