Sekirov Dictionary

jemmy

noun 3
adjective 1
verb 1
forms 5

noun3

(Australia, slang) An immigrant.
(slang, no longer used) A greatcoat.
(slang, no longer used) A sheep's head used as food.

adjective1

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(no longer used) Neat; elegant.
- I was agreeably surprised by seeing my young friend and companion, Robert Pott, driving up the avenue in a very jemmy equipage. — 1808

verb1

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To shoehorn, to cram.
- two thousand people jemmied into a stadium built for fifteen hundred

forms

jemmied · jemmying · jemmies · jemmier · jemmiest

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