jerry-lord
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jerry-lord¹
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jerry or Jerry + lord; similar to jerry-rig.
noun jerry-lords
- A tavernkeeper. More than once I have entered rooms at twelve o'clock noon, where half-a-dozen of prostitutes were drinking with as many men. Sometimes they listened with some attention to what I said; but when the “jerry lord" saw that his ‘”craft was in danger,” he began to order the "Scotch tormentor" off.
Jerry-lord²
noun Jerry-lords
- Alternative letter-case form of jerry-lord
Talk about this word "jerry-lord." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/jerry-lord. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. jerry-lord. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/jerry-lord "jerry-lord." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/jerry-lord.Cite this
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title = {jerry-lord},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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