Jemmy

·noun A baked sheep's head.

II. Jemmy ·adj Spruce.

III. Jemmy ·noun A short crowbar. ·see Jimmy.

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...

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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
jemmy ducks
The ship's poulterer. A sobriquet which has universally obtained in a man-of-war. ...

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