Definition of "jerry" []

• A German. (noun)
• A chamber pot. (noun)

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• "Regardless of the origins of the terms jerry-built and jury-rigged, the fact of the matter is that the term jerry-rigged was used by American troops to describe the shoddy state of German equipment in the last years of the war."
• "the term jerry rigged's been addressed, but as to paddy wagon, somehow most people don't realize it refers to irish people, I only know cuz I live in Boston with tons of irish folk."
• "He and one of our guards then have to heave gallons of water in jerry cans up to the roof of our bathroom to fill the water tank."