jerry
SubstantivVerbAdjektivSubstantivSubstantivhäufig in Dialogen
- Vereinigtes Königreich//ˈdʒɛɹi//
A chamber pot.
Substantiv
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SlangA chamber pot.
We used chamber-pots a good deal – ‘jerries’ – cause of much hilarity doe to the hostilities.
Herkunft
Probably an abbreviation of jeroboam.
Verb
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veraltendSynonym of jerrybuild.
Herkunft
Short for jerrybuild or jerry-built.
Adjektiv
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veraltendJerry-built.
If a man builds a jerry-house, he has a jerry conscience; and there are a lot of consciences of that description going about.
Substantiv
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Variante von JerryAlternative letter-case form of Jerry (“a German”).
Herkunft
Alternative forms.
Substantiv
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veraltetA watch (timepiece).
Watch stealing, or jerry getting, as the thieving fraternity designate the operation, is carried on to a considerable extent all the year round.
R. Austin Freeman, A Savant's Vendetta 'Do you know a jerry when you sees one — a red 'un, mind you?' […] The fellow looked furtively at the door and then, diving into an inner pocket, pulled out a handsome gold watch with a massive chain attached, exhibited it for a moment and then dropped it back.
Formen
- Plural
- jerries
- Präteritum
- jerried
- Partizip II
- jerried
- Partizip I
- jerrying
- 3. Person Singular
- jerries