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 Jemmy DawsonJenkinson (Ephraim). 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Jemmy Jessamy (A).
 
A Jack-a-dandy; a lady’s fondling, “sweet as sugar-candy.”   1
 


 Jemmy DawsonJenkinson (Ephraim). 

 
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