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Jim crow

noun

Barrier preventing blacks from participating in various activities with whites. Synonyms: color bar, color line, colour bar, colour line.

A crowbar fitted with a claw for pulling nails.

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"Jim crow" Quotes from Famous Books

... Wilmot had time to reply, Mr. Edson called out, "Halloo! Just in time, Wilmot!" Then rushing to the door he screamed, "Ho! Jim Crow, you jackanapes, what you ridin' Prince full jump down the pike for? Say, ...

— Tempest and Sunshine • Mary J. Holmes

Words linked to "Jim crow" : pry bar, colour bar, ideological barrier, colour line, crowbar, color line, pry, wrecking bar