Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jockeyship

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: jock-ey-ship
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The art, character, or state, of a jockey; the personality of a jockey.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Go flatter Sawney for his jockeyship."
"Where can at last his jockeyship retire?"
"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."

Etymology

From jockey + -ship.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: jockey

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

jockeyships (plural)

Questions

What does jockeyship mean?: The art, character, or state, of a jockey; the personality of a jockey.
Where does jockeyship come from?: From jockey + -ship.

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