1884. Henley & Stevenson, Deacon Brodie, iii, 3. You’re a man of
parts, you are, you’re solid, you’re a true-born Englishman; you
ain’t a jerry-go-nimble like him.
Jerry Lynch, subs. (common).—A pickled pig’s-head.
Jerrymander, subs. (political).—See Gerrymander and add following
quots.
1871. Pall Mall Gazette, 4 Mar. Wonderful adepts in the art of
jerrymandering.
1872. Globe, 19 July. jerrymandering is not to be numbered with the
other novelties imported into our political system from America.
1883. Echo, 7 Dec., p. 1, col. 5. The Marquis of Salisbury, in a
recent speech, attributed the origin of what he called
jerrymandering to an individual called Jeremiah Manders. This is a
fair example of the Marquis’s accuracy, neither one nor the other
of these names being correct.
1883. H. Fawcett, in Daily News, Nov. 9, p. 3, col. 2. If equal
electoral districts were introduced, the success of political
parties would mainly depend on skilfully manipulating, from time to
time, the boundaries of boroughs. This is so well known in the
United States that this manipulation has been elevated into a fine
art, and is known there as jerrymandering.
Jerry-shop, subs. (old).—A beer-house. Also Jerry.
1851–61. H. Mayhew, London Lab. & Lon. Poor, ii. p. 255. An advance
of 5/- made to him by the keeper of a beer-shop, or, as he called
it, a jerry.
Jerry-sneak, subs. (old).—1. See quot. 1763, the origin of the phrase.
1763. Foote, Mayor of Garrett, Dramatis Personae. Jerry sneak, a
henpecked husband.
1772. G. A. Stevens, Songs Comic and Satyrical, 177. He is always
at home Sir John Brute to his wife, Abroad, Jerry-sneak to his
drab.
1785. Grose, Vulg. Tongue, s.v.
1821. Combe, Syntax, Wife, C. I. I know, my friend, that you
inherit A portion large of manly spirit, That you would ne’er be
brought to speak In humble tone of Jerry sneak.
1845. Surtees, Hillingdon Hall, ii. 6 (1888). A poor, little,
henpecked, jerry sneak of a husband.
1830. John Poole, Turning The Tables, sc. iii. A poor jerry sneak,
as they took me to be.