jockeying
present participle of jockey
jockeying (plural jockeyings)
The act of one who jockeys.
• gin jockey
Source: Wiktionary
Jock"ey*ing, n.
Definition: The act or management of one who jockeys; trickery. Beaconsfield.
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
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
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