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jockeyship en · NOUN

Etymology

From jockey + -ship.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) The art, character, or state, of a jockey; the personality of a jockey.
   • Go flatter Sawney for his jockeyship. a. 1770, Thomas Chatterton, The Resignation:
   • Where can at last his jockeyship retire? 1782, William Cowper, “Conversation”, in Poems, London: […] J[oseph] Johnson, […], →OCLC:
   • With his ever-improving horsemanship skills, Dawkins drove Hot Ice to victory by three parts of a length for trainer Patrick Fong to have a third success from 55 starts this season. This performance closed the four-timer with authoritative jockeyship on the part of Dawkins who achieved a similar feat earlier this year on June 18. 2022 July 22, Wes Martin, “RACE REVIEW — SUNDAY, JULY 17, 2022”, in Jamaica Observer:

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