JIM CROW
Dictionary entry overview: What does Jim Crow mean? • JIM CROW (noun)
The noun JIM CROW has 2 senses:
1. barrier preventing blacks from participating in various activities with whites
2. a crowbar fitted with a claw for pulling nails
Familiarity information: JIM CROW used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• JIM CROW (noun)
Meaning:
Barrier preventing blacks from participating in various activities with whites
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
color bar; color line; colour bar; colour line; Jim Crow
Hypernyms ("Jim Crow" is a kind of...):
ideological barrier (a barrier to cooperation or interaction resulting from conflicting ideologies)
Meaning:
A crowbar fitted with a claw for pulling nails
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("jim crow" is a kind of...):
crowbar; pry; pry bar; wrecking bar (a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge)
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