Толковый словарь английского языка - jockey
Jockey
jockey
I. noun (plural ~s) Etymology: Jockey, Scots nickname for John Date: 1643 a person who rides or drives a horse especially as a professional in a race, a person who operates or works with a specified vehicle, device, object, or material , II. verb (~ed; ~ing) Date: 1708 transitive verb to deal shrewdly or fraudulently with, 2. to ride or drive (a horse) as a ~, drive , operate , 3. to maneuver or manipulate by adroit or devious means , to change the position of by a series of movements , intransitive verb to act as a ~, to maneuver for advantage
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n. & v. --n. (pl. -eys) --v. (-eys, -eyed) 1 tr. a trick or cheat (a person). b outwit. 2 tr. (foll. by away, out, in, etc.) draw (a person) by trickery. 3 intr. cheat. Phrases and idioms jockey cap a cap with a long peak, as worn by jockeys. jockey for position try to gain an advantageous position esp. by skilful manoeuvring or unfair action. Derivatives jockeydom n. jockeyship n. Etymology: dimin. of JOCK ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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