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jockey
jock·ey / ˈjäkē/ • n. (pl. -eys) a person who rides in horse races, esp. as a profession. ∎ an enthusiast or participant in a specified activity: a car jockey. • v. (-eys, -eyed) [intr.] struggle by every available means to gain or achieve something: both men will be jockeying for the two top jobs. ∎ [tr.] handle or manipulate (someone or something) in a skillful manner: Jason jockeyed his machine into a dive. DERIVATIVES: joc·key·ship / -ˌship/ n.ORIGIN: late 16th cent.: diminutive of Jock ‘ordinary man; a rustic,’Scots form of the given name Jack. The word came to mean ‘mounted courier,’ hence the current sense (late 17th cent.). Another early use ‘horse dealer’ (long a byword for dishonesty) probably gave rise to the verb sense ‘manipulate,’ whereas the main verb sense probably relates to the behavior of jockeys maneuvering for an advantageous position during a race. |
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"jockey." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "jockey." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-jockey.html "jockey." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-jockey.html |
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T. F. HOAD. "jockey." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "jockey." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-jockey.html T. F. HOAD. "jockey." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-jockey.html |
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jockey •brickie, Dickie, hickey, icky, mickey, Nicky, picky, quickie, rickey, Rikki, sickie, sticky, tricky, Vicky
•milky, silky, Wilkie
•Chinky, dinky, Helsinki, inky, Kinki, kinky, minke, pinkie, pinky, slinky, stinky, stotinki
•frisky, risky, whisky
•Dzerzhinsky, Kandinsky, kolinsky, Nijinsky, Stravinsky
•doohickey • smart-alecky • garlicky
•colicky • gimmicky • panicky • finicky
•plasticky
•crikey, Nike, psyche, spiky
•choccy, cocky, flocky, gnocchi, hockey, jockey, oche, pocky, rocky, schlocky, stocky
•conchae, donkey, honky, shonky, wonky
•Brodsky
•Malinowski, Minkowski, Stokowski, Tchaikovsky
•Chomsky • Trotsky • droshky
•jabberwocky
•balky, chalky, corky, gawky, Gorky, Milwaukee, pawky, porky, talkie, walkie-talkie
•Sikorsky • Mussorgsky
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"jockey." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "jockey." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-jockey.html "jockey." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-jockey.html |
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