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Webster 1913 Edition

Jockey

Jock′ey

,
Noun.
;
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.

Jock′ey

,
Verb.
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
.

Jock′ey

,
Verb.
I.
1.
To play or act the jockey; to cheat.

Webster 1828 Edition

Jockey

JOCK'EY

,
Noun.
[said to be from Jackey, a diminutive of Jack, John; primarily, a boy that rides horses.]
1.
A man that rides horses in a race.
2.
A dealer in horses; one who makes it his business to buy and sell horses for gain. Hence,
3.
A cheat; one who deceives or takes undue advantage in trade.

JOCK'EY

,
Verb.
T.
To cheat; to trick; to deceive in trade.
1.
To jostle by riding against one.

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