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• Jemmy

  ·noun A baked sheep's head. II. Jemmy ·adj <<Spruce>>. III. Jemmy ·noun A short crowbar. ·see <<Ji...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• jemmy

  A crow. This instrument is much used by housebreakers. Sometimes called Jemmy Rook. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• jemmy

  A finical fellow in the usual sense, but adopted as a nautical term by the mutineers of '97, to expr...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• ducks

  The general name for a sailor's dress in warm climates. Also, the military English of Bombay. See al...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• jemmy fellow

  A smart spruce fellow. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• jemmy donnelly

  n. a ridiculous name given to three trees, Euroschinus falcatus, Hook, N.O. Anacardiaceae; Myrsine ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• Duck's-bill

  ·adj Having the form of a duck's bill. ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Duck's-foot

  ·noun The May apple (Podophyllum peltatum). ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Duck's-meat

  ·noun <<Duckweed>>. ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Duck's Court

  West out of Castle Yard, and south to Cursitor's Alley. A small portion only in Farringdon Ward With...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• ducks and drakes

  To make ducks and drakes: a school-boy's amusement, practised with pieces of tile, oyster-shells, or...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose