JOCKEY
NOUNS
► BAT a jockey’s whip → 1935 US sl.
NOUNS – PERSON
► APPRENTICE in horse racing: a jockey who has ridden for less than a year → 1947 US sl.
► AUTUMN LEAF a jockey who continually falls → 1999 Aust. sl. (Bk.)
► CAPTAIN ARMSTRONG a corrupt or dishonest jockey → 1864 turf sl.
► CLEANSKIN in horse racing: a jockey who has never been disqualified in a race → 1989 Aust. sl.
► COPING CULL a horse jockey, or probably a dealer in horses → c1740 sl.
► DAGGER a jockey’s general helper → c1925 Aust. sporting sl.
► GENTLEMAN JOCKEY in horse racing: an amateur jockey, esp. in a steeplechase event → 1947 US sl.
► HACK DRIVER in horse racing: a jockey → 1951 US sl.
► HERDER in horse racing: a jockey who forces the other horses to bunch up behind him → 1951 US sl.
► HICKEY HOCKEY a jockey → 1949 Aust. rhyming sl.
► ICEMAN in horse racing: a jockey who rides without using the whip or vigorous kicks → 1989 Aust. sl.
► JOCK a jockey; a rider in horse races → L18 colloq.
► JOCKETTE a female jockey → M20 rare
► JOHNNY ARMSTRONG a corrupt jockey → M19 sl.
► JUMPING JOCKEY a jockey who rides in steeplechases → 1947
► JUMP JOCKEY in horse racing: a jockey who rides in steeplechases → 1970
► KNIGHT OF THE PIGSKIN a jockey → 1898 sporting sl.
► MONEY RIDER a jockey who is well-known for riding winning horses → 1951 Amer. sl.
► MONKEY a jockey → 2013 Aust. sl.
► PIGSKIN ARTIST a jockey → c1912 Aust. sl.
► PUNK an inferior prizefighter, jockey, pool player, etc. → Bk1974 Amer. sl.
► RACE RIDER in horse racing: a jockey → Bk1985
► RANK RIDER a jockey → L17 sl.
► WHIP a jockey → 1984 Aust. colloq. (Bk.)
VERBS
► ACEY-DEUCEY of a jockey: to ride with the inside stirrup lower than the outside stirrup → 1948 US sl.
► CALL A CAB of a jockey: to wave one arm to balance oneself crossing a fence → 1940s racing sl.
► CALL FOR A CAB of a jockey: to make jerky arm movements as he battles to remain in the saddle → 1961 UK sl.
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