Jerry-lord
noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
- 1 A tavernkeeper. UK, rare, slang
"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."
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of jerry-lord. alt-of
Synonyms
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More examples"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."
Etymology
jerry or Jerry + lord; similar to jerry-rig.
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