Word Finder - jockey

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One who rides racehorses competitively.

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That part of a variable resistor or potentiometer that rides over the resistance wire

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An operator of some machinery or apparatus.

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A dealer in horses; a horse trader.

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A cheat; one given to sharp practice in trade.

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A prostitute's client.

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A rapist.

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To ride (a horse) in a race.

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To jostle by riding against.

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They were jockeying for position toward the end of the race.

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To maneuver (something) by skill for one's advantage.

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To cheat or trick.

A scandalous riot was inaugurated by the members of the Parisian Jockey Club, who interrupted the performance with howls and dog-whistles; and after the third representation the opera was withdrawn.

A jockey must therefore, more than any other civilian rider, have a hand for all sorts of horses, and in the case of two and three year olds a very good hand it must be.

The same ability to adapt himself to circumstances must be possessed by the steeple-chase jockey, who should possess fine hands to enable him to handle his horse while going at his fences at three-quarter speed.

Bull-fights have never been popular in Rio de Janeiro, but horse-racing is a favourite sport, and the Jockey Club maintains a racecourse in the Sao Francisco Xavier suburb.

If a young horse be well handled and accustomed to the dummy jockey, mounting it is not attended with much risk of resistance, although this should invariably be anticipated.

We got a tip-off from a jockey we knew who said, ' This is the horse to go for ' .

He has also worked as a shelf stacker, disk jockey and lathe operator.

At his death in 1786 he was succeeded by his son Charles, the notorious "Jockey of Norfolk," the big, coarse, generous, slovenly, hard-drinking Whig of whom all the memoirwriters of his age have their anecdotes.

In this way the lad learns the principle of holding a puller, getting pace out of a lazy one, and leaving well alone with a nice free but temperate mover; he learns to do everything in a horsemanlike manner, and when he has raised himself to the pitch of a "fashionable" jockey, he will frequently be called upon to ride several horses a day at race meetings.

He subsequently rides other horses, each with some peculiarity perhaps, and, to keep his place in the string, a sluggard must be kept going, and an impetuous one restrained; they cannot both be ridden alike, but they must both be ridden as a jockey should ride them.

If you are on soft ground place a wood or plastic spreader plate under the jockey wheel.

Like the author, Kit Fielding is a steeplechase jockey and considered one of England 's finest.

We got a tip-off from a jockey we knew who said, ' This is the horse to go for '.

Tourney tab highlight a fresh classic the jockey club.

This cast copper alloy horse ' bit ' fractured during a race and unseated the jockey who sustained severe injuries.

In most details the nearer a hunting man approaches to a steeple-chase jockey the better; but in the matter of the seat it must be remembered that a jockey's exertions last but a few minutes, while none can tell when the hunting man may finish his day's work; the jockey can therefore ride with more absolute grip during his race than the rider to hounds.

A former champion amateur flat jockey, her specialist subject is racing.

Why should I use a disk jockey instead of a live band?

Kevin Darley ended up champion jockey riding a lot of horses I would have been on.

Leading jump jockey Mick Fitzgerald is to retire at the end of the season.

Quality wedding disk jockey equipment comes at a cost.

Being a ' disk jockey ' made a change from the usual mundane work of a junior.

Continue winding the jockey wheel to fully retract it into its outer case.

The problem is getting each horse, trainer, jockey stat to tie up with the relevant info from the card.

Looking to spruce up your front lawn with a flamingo, dwarf or jockey, or perhaps something a little different?

Also, seniors receive discounts on Tuesdays and Bass, Designer Home, IZOD, Jockey, Kitchen Collection, Pepperidge Farm and Van Heusen.

The Original Outlet Mall opened in 1982 and housed outlet stores such as Eddie Bauer, Hanes, Jockey, Sony and Samsonite, among others.

For teens who don't like a lot of frills, Jockey sells cotton and microfiber bras in a variety of styles, including sports bras, underwires, and racerbacks.

Try mini jugs of maple syrup for a Vermont wedding, buckeye candies for Ohio nuptials, or horse and jockey figurines in your wedding colors for a Kentucky celebration.

In 1999, she appeared in a Jockey bra advertisement along with other ABC daytime soap stars.

Ricky Gervais moved on to radio work, where he worked as a disc jockey for London's XFM Radio.

Goen started as a part-time disc jockey, working his way up to full time and then programming director.

WiseGeek provides an overview of what you need to succeed as a radio disc jockey.

Bennett's invention became known as the jockstrap, although its official title was the Bike Jockey Strap.

For instance, enemies now lay cover fire while they jockey for better positions against you and in some cases, the enemies now come flying over any hiding spot you may find.

Campsites can be decorated in the colors, and team members can make and wear jockey silks for when they are on the track.

The jockey sitting atop a horse is something of an epic image in the fashion world.

Since then, numerous visitors have reported strange events, such as the disk jockey who heard children's voices in the middle of the night.

The show follows the adventures of Kris Furillo, a jockey for Raintree Farms and Wildfire, the stallion she saved from slaughter.

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