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betty

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A short bar used by thieves to wrench doors open; a jimmy.

Other meanings

2. noun

A picklock, skeleton key; a tool for opening locks.

3. noun

A man who performs tasks that traditionally belong to a woman; (originally) an effeminate or gay man.

4. noun

A pear-shaped bottle covered with straw, in which olive oil is sometimes brought from Italy; a Florence flask.

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