What does "jockey" mean?
Jockey: A dealer in horses; a horse trader. Macaulay.
Additional senses
- 2.A cheat; one given to sharp practice in trade.
- 3." To jostle by riding against one." Johnson.
- 4.To play the jockey toward; to cheat; to trick; to impose upon in trade; as, to jockey a customer.
- 5.To play or act the jockey; to cheat.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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