Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Noun: Jim Crow  'jim 'krow
  1. Barrier preventing blacks from participating in various activities with whites
    - color bar [US], colour bar [Brit, Cdn], color line [US], colour line [Brit, Cdn]
Noun: jim crow
  1. A crowbar fitted with a claw for pulling nails

Type of: crowbar, ideological barrier, pry, pry bar, wrecking bar

Encyclopedia: Jim Crow

Jim crow