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jerries

jerries is the plural of jerry.

jerries is the third-person singular simple present indicative of jerry.

Meaning of jerry

Noun (1)

jerry (plural jerries)

  1. (Ireland, UK, slang) A chamber pot.
    • We used chamber-pots a good deal – ‘jerries’ – cause of much hilarity doe to the hostilities.1976, Angela Carter, “The Mother Lode”, in Shaking a Leg, Vintage, published 2013, page 3
    Synonyms:
    chamber pot

Noun (2)

jerry (plural jerries)

  1. (UK, obsolete, thieves' cant) A 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.1883 November 17, Tit-Bits

See all 9 meanings of jerry

Proper noun capitalized: Jerries

Jerries

  1. (plural) plural of Jerry

Noun capitalized: Jerries

Jerries

  1. (plural) plural of Jerry

Phrases with jerries

Questions about jerries

What is jerries the plural of?
Jerries is the plural of jerry.
What part of speech is jerries?
Jerries can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near jerries in the dictionary

  1. jerrid
  2. jerrids
  3. Jerrie
  4. jerried
  5. jerried to
  6. jerries
  7. jerries to
  8. Jerrold
  9. Jerrong
  10. jerry
  11. jerry built

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