Emily Dickinson Lexicon

JOCK'EY, n. [said to be from Jockey, a diminution of Jack, John; primarily, a boy that rides horses.]

1. A man that rides horses in a race. Addison.
2. A dealer in horses; one who makes it his business to buy and sell horses for gain. Hence,
3. A cheat; one who deceives or takes undue advantage in trade.

JOCK'EY, v.t.

1. To cheat; to trick; to deceive in trade.
2. To jostle by riding against one. Johnson.

JOCK'EY-ED, pp.

Cheated; tricked in trade.

JOCK'EY-ING, ppr.

Cheating; deceiving in trade.

JOCK'EY-ISM, n.

Practice of jockeys.

JOCK'EY-SHIP, n.

The art or practice of riding horses.

JO-COSE, a. [L., jocosus, from jocus, a joke]

1. Given to jokes and jesting; merry; waggish; used of persons.
2. Containing a joke; sportive; merry; as, jocose or comical airs. Watts.

JO-COSE-LY, adv.

In jest; for sport or game; waggishly. Broome.

JO-COSE-NESS, n.

The quality of being jocose; waggery; merriment. [Jocosity is not used.]

JO-CO-SE'RI-OUS, a.

Partaking of mirth and seriousness. Green.

JOC'U-LAR, a. [L. jocularis, from jocus, a joke.]

1. Jocose; waggish; merry; given to jesting; used of persons.
2. Containing jokes; sportive; not serious; as, a jocular expression or style.

JOC-U-LAR'I-TY, n.

Merriment; jesting. Brown.

JOC'U-LAR-LY, adv.

In jest; for sport or mirth. Bp. Lavington.

JOC'U-LAR-Y, a.

Jocular. [Not in use.] Ash. Bacon.

JOC'U-LA-TOR, a. [L.]

A jester; a droll; a minstrel. Strutt.

JOC'U-LA-TO-RY, a.

Droll; merrily said.

JOC'UND, a. [L. jorundus, from jocus, a joke.]

Merry; gay; airy; lively; sportive. Rural sports and jocund strains. Prior.

JO-CUND'I-TY, or JOC'UND-NESS, n.

State of being merry; gayety.

JOC'UND-LY, adv.

Merrily; gayly.

JOG, n.

1. A push; a slight shake; a shake or push intended to give nonce or awaken attention. When your friend falls asleep at church, give him a jog.
2. A rub; a small stop; obstruction.

JOG, v.i.

1. To move by jogs or small shocks, like those of a slow trot. So hung his destiny, never to rot, While he might still jog on, and keep his trot. Milton.
2. To walk or travel idly, heavily or slowly. Thus they jog on, still tricking, never thriving. Dryden.

JOG, v.t. [Qu. W. gogi, to shake, or D. schokken, to jolt or shake, which seems to be the Fr. choquer, Eng. shock, shake.]

To push or shake with the elbow or hand; to give notice or excite attention by a slight push. Sudden I jogged Ulysses. Pope.

JOG'GED, pp.

Pushed or shaken slightly.

JOG'GER, n.

1. One who walks or moves heavily and slowly.
2. One who gives a sudden push.

JOG'GING, n.

A slight push or shake.