JOCKEYED

Verb

jockeyed

simple past tense and past participle of jockey

Source: Wiktionary


JOCKEY

Jock"ey, n.; pl. Jockeys. Etym: [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, 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.

Jock"ey, v. i.

Definition: To play or act the jockey; to cheat.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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