jerry
nounverbadjectivenounnouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈdʒɛɹi//
A chamber pot.
noun
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slangA chamber pot.
We used chamber-pots a good deal – ‘jerries’ – cause of much hilarity doe to the hostilities.
Etymology
Probably an abbreviation of jeroboam.
verb
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datedSynonym of jerrybuild.
Etymology
Short for jerrybuild or jerry-built.
adjective
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datedJerry-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.
noun
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Variant of JerryAlternative letter-case form of Jerry (“a German”).
Etymology
Alternative forms.
noun
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obsoleteA 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.
Forms
- plural
- jerries
- past tense
- jerried
- past participle
- jerried
- present participle
- jerrying
- third person singular
- jerries