jerry
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- Regno Unito//ˈdʒɛɹi//
A chamber pot.
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gergoA chamber pot.
We used chamber-pots a good deal – ‘jerries’ – cause of much hilarity doe to the hostilities.
Etimologia
Probably an abbreviation of jeroboam.
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desuetoSynonym of jerrybuild.
Etimologia
Short for jerrybuild or jerry-built.
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desuetoJerry-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.
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Variante di JerryAlternative letter-case form of Jerry (“a German”).
Etimologia
Alternative forms.
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obsoletoA 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.
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- jerries
- passato
- jerried
- participio passato
- jerried
- participio presente
- jerrying
- 3ª persona singolare
- jerries