betty

[From Eng. Betty, a familiar name for Elizabeth.] 1. A contemptuous name for a man who busies himself with domestic affairs. 2. A "jemmy," a short crowbar. ( Slang .) "The stratagems, the arduous exploits, and the nocturnal scalades of needy heroes, describing the powerful betty , or the artful picklock."-Arbuthnot: Hist. of John Bull.