Hockey vs Jockey - What's the difference?
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As nouns the difference between hockey and jockey is that hockey is hockey ( family of sports) while jockey is jockey (one who rides racehorses competitively).
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hockey Etymology 1
Unknown origin, 16th century, possibly related to hook due to the curvature of the stick.
Noun
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(North America) Ice hockey, a game on ice in which two teams of six players skate and try to score by shooting a puck into the opposing team's net, using their sticks.
(British) Field hockey, a team sport played on a pitch on solid ground where players have to hit a ball into a net using a hockey stick.
A variation of hockey, such as roller hockey, street hockey, or shinny.
Synonyms
* ice hockey
* field hockey
* (Canada) shinny, shinny hockey
Derived terms
(terms derived from "hockey")
* air hockey
* cosom hockey
* field hockey
* floor hockey
* foot hockey
* hockey arena
* hockey bag
* hockey club
* hockey cushion
* hockey dad
* hockey glove
* hockey hair
* hockey jacket
* hockey mask
* hockey mom, hockey mother
* hockey pants
* hockey puck
* hockey rink
* hockey skate
* hockey socks
* hockey stick
* hockey tape
* ice hockey
* inline hockey
* mini hockey
* pick-up hockey, pickup hockey
* pond hockey
* quad hockey
* road hockey
* roller hockey
* shinny hockey
* skater hockey
* sledge hockey
* sled hockey
* street hockey
* table hockey
* underwater hockey
* wheelchair hockey
Etymology 2
Noun
( en noun)
(darts)
* 1985 , Keith Turner, Darts (page 22)
- Small bars would tend to produce short hockeys ; the tiny fishing pubs of Yarmouth gave rise to 6ft marks
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jockey Noun
( en noun)
One who rides racehorses competitively.
That part of a variable resistor or potentiometer that rides over the resistance wire
An operator of some machinery or apparatus.
(dated) A dealer in horses; a horse trader.
- (Macaulay)
(dated) A cheat; one given to sharp practice in trade.
(UK, crime, slang) A prostitute's client.
(Ireland, crime, slang) A rapist.
Derived terms
* disc jockey
* jock
References
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Verb
( en verb)
To ride (a horse) in a race.
To maneuver (something) by skill for one's advantage.
To cheat or trick.
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