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English Dictionary: jimmy by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jimmy
n
  1. a short crowbar; "in Britain they call a jimmy and jemmy"
    Synonym(s): jimmy, jemmy
v
  1. to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock": "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail"
    Synonym(s): pry, prise, prize, lever, jimmy
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Jimmy \Jim"my\, n.; pl. {Jimmies}. [Cf. {Jemmy}.]
      A short crowbar used by burglars in breaking open doors.
      [Written also {jemmy}.]
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