chimer n.
1. a clock or watch.
![]() | N.Y. Amsterdam News 15 Feb. 1: The Apple’s twirling, Jack, a deuce of boxcars around the chimer. | |
![]() | implied in let someone down for their chimer |
2. the heart, which also ‘ticks’.
![]() | Juba to Jive. |
In phrases
(US black) to steal a watch.
![]() | Orig. Hbk of Harlem Jive 117: She latched onto a Lane from Fort Wayne, and let him down for his chimer. |