4 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jockey \Jock"ey\, n.; pl {Jockeys}. [Dim. of Jack, Scot. Jock;
orig., a boy who rides horses. See 2d {Jack}.]
1. A professional rider of horses in races. --Addison.
2. A dealer in horses; a horse trader. --Macaulay.
3. A cheat; one given to sharp practice in trade
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jockey \Jock"ey\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jockeyed}; p. pr & vb
n. {Jockeying}.]
1. `` To jostle by riding against one.'' --Johnson.
2. To play the jockey toward; to cheat; to trick; to impose
upon in trade as to jockey a customer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jockey \Jock"ey\, v. i.
To play or act the jockey; to cheat.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
jockey
n : someone employed to ride horses in horse races
v 1: defeat someone in an expectation through trickery or deceit
[syn: {cheat}, {chouse}, {shaft}, {screw}, {chicane}]
2: compete (for an advantage or a position)
3: ride a race-horse as a professional jockey
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