jockey cap


noun
  1. a cap with a long visor, worn by jockeys.

Origin of jockey cap

1
First recorded in 1740–50

Words Nearby jockey cap

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How to use jockey cap in a sentence

  • The man wore a loose drugget coat and an old jockey-cap, and walked with a stout six-foot staff.

    The Wild Geese | Stanley John Weyman
  • And I say this although I was tied together with bits of rope, and did wear an old jockey cap.

  • Lulu enters lower left in a jockey-cap, red jacket, white leather breeches and riding boots, a riding cape over her shoulders.

    Pandora's Box | Frank Wedekind
  • To top her off, she had a jockey cap; and—believe me—I'd of played her mount acrost the board.

    Gullible's Travels, Etc. | Ring W. Lardner
  • In like manner, I would have all admirals painted in a frock and jockey cap, like landed gentlemen.

British Dictionary definitions for jockey cap

jockey cap

noun
  1. a cap with a long peak projecting from the forehead

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