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jockey |
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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