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English Dictionary: jockeys by the DICT Development Group
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Jockey \Jock"ey\, n.; 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.
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