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Machinery vs Jockey - What's the difference?

machinery | jockey |

As nouns the difference between machinery and jockey

is that machinery is the machines constituting a production apparatus, in a plant etc, collectively while jockey is one who rides racehorses competitively.

As a verb jockey is

to ride (a horse) in a race.

machinery

English

Noun

  • The machines constituting a production apparatus, in a plant etc., collectively.
  • The working parts of a machine as a group.
  • The collective parts of something which allow it to function.
  • (figuratively) The literary devices used in a work, notably for dramatic effect
  • jockey

    English

    (wikipedia 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.
  • Synonyms

    * (sense, prostitute's client) see

    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.