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The word is by origin a diminutive of jock, the Northern English or Scots colloquial equivalent of the first name John, which is also used generically for "boy" or "fellow" (compare Jack, Dick), at least since 1529. A familiar instance of the use of the word as a name is in "Jockey of Norfolk" in Shakespeare's Richard III. v. 3, 304.
Jockey may also refer to: Art and entertainment. Disc jockey (or a DJ or deejay), a person who selects and plays recorded music; Jocky Wilson, a darts player;
1) The list of mares that a stallion will breed in a given breeding season. A full book is when the maximum number of mares the stallion is deemed able to breed has been reached. 2) A jockey's riding commitments for races. An agent usually is the person who manages and books the races a jockey is to ride. [4] Bounce
Procol Harum of “A Whiter Shade of Pale” fame got their name from British nightclub disc jockey Guy Stevens. It was a misspelling of the Latin phrase procol harun, which means “far beyond ...
References A ace Slang for the drug acepromazine or acetyl promazine (trade names Atravet or Acezine), which is a sedative : 3 commonly used on horses during veterinary treatment, but also illegal in the show ring. Also abbreviated ACP. action The way a horse elevates its legs, knees, hock, and feet. : 3 Also includes how the horse uses its shoulder, humerus, elbow, and stifle; most often used ...
High-definition television: Broadcasting using a line standard of 720 or greater. Prior to World War II, high definition meant a line standard greater than 240 lines. A CB radio with an exposed helical "rubber ducky" antenna. helical antenna A radio antenna with one or more conductive wires, wound up in the shape of a helix. A version of this ...
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