jockeyship

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English

Etymology

From jockey +‎ -ship.

Noun

jockeyship (usually uncountable, plural jockeyships)

The art, character, or state, of a jockey; the personality of a jockey.
- a. 1770, Thomas Chatterton, The Resignation:
  Go flatter Sawney for his jockeyship.
- 1782, William Cowper, “Conversation”, in Poems, London: J Johnson, , →OCLC:
  Where can at last his jockeyship retire?
- 2022 July 22, Wes Martin, “RACE REVIEW — SUNDAY, JULY 17, 2022”, in Jamaica Observer‎:
  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.

References

“jockeyship”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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