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horsejockey

horsejockey noun: a dealer in horses; a horse trader.

Noun

horsejockey (plural horsejockeys)

  1. (obsolete) A dealer in horses; a horse trader.
    • […] and you, Will, must go to Mr. Gray's, the horsejockey, and order him to buy my lady three of the finest geldings for her coach to-morrow morning; […]1791, Henry Fielding, The Miser: A Comedy, page 99

Forms of horsejockey

pluralhorsejockeys

Origin of horsejockey

horse + jockey

Questions about horsejockey

What does horsejockey mean?
Horsejockey means a dealer in horses; a horse trader.
What part of speech is horsejockey?
Horsejockey is a noun.
What is the plural of horsejockey?
The plural of horsejockey is horsejockeys.

Words near horsejockey in the dictionary

  1. horsehide
  2. horsehides
  3. horsehood
  4. horsehoof
  5. horsehooves
  6. horsejockey
  7. horsejockeys
  8. horsekeeper
  9. horsekeepers
  10. horsekeeping
  11. horsekind

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