'Jimmy' definitions:
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Jimmy \Jim"my\, n.; pl. Jimmies. [Cf. Jemmy.]
A short crowbar used by burglars in breaking open doors.
[Written also jemmy.]
[1913 Webster]
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jimmy \jim"my\, n.; pl. jimmies. [Rhyming slang: Jimmy Grant,
for immigrant. --RHUD]
An immigrant. [Australian slang]
[PJC]
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jimmy \jim"my\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. jimmied; p. pr. & vb. n.
jimmying.]
To pry open (a door, window, etc.) with a jimmy or similar
device; often used with open; as, the burglar jimmied open
the back door and stole the TV set.
[PJC]
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bar,
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beam,
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boom,
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cant hook,
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claw bar,
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crank,
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crow,
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crowbar,
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get a foothold,
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get leverage,
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handspike,
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iron crow,
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lever,
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limb,
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marlinespike,
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outrigger,
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peavey,
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pedal,
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pinch bar,
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prize,
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pry,
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ripping bar,
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spar,
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treadle,
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wedge,
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wrecking bar
