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 Definitions of jim crow  [ʒɪm]  

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Definition of 'jim crow' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) Jim Crow
(sometimes l.c.) a practice or policy of segregating or discriminating against blacks.

Etymology:  (1920–25; so called from the name of a song sung by Thomas Rice (1808–60) in a minstrel show)

Definition of 'jim crow' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) color bar, colour bar, color line, colour line, Jim Crow
barrier preventing blacks from participating in various activities with whites

2. (noun) jim crow
a crowbar fitted with a claw for pulling nails



'jim crow' - Nearby Entries  

jilt  jim bowie  jim corbett  jim crow  jimdandy  jimenez  jimenez de cisneros  



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