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jockey cap

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noun

a cap with a long visor, worn by jockeys.

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Nearby words

jock, jock itch, jock scot, jockey, jockey box, jockey cap, jockey club, jockey for position, jockey shorts, jocko, jockstrap

Origin of jockey cap

First recorded in 1740–50
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Examples from the Web for jockey cap

  • He wore a jockey-cap, one side of the peak of which was shaved off by a ball, close to his temple, yet did him no other injury.

    A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 11|Robert Kerr

  • Another favorite is a jockey-cap, made of the same cloth as that of the habit.

    The American Horsewoman|Elizabeth Karr

  • She reined in the colt, adjusted her jockey-cap, and pulled her dog-skin gauntlets further over her sleeves.

    Flint|Maud Wilder Goodwin

  • She wore a sort of jockey-cap, with a mannish air, on her thick twists of ruddy-gold hair.

    Footsteps of Fate|Louis Couperus

British Dictionary definitions for jockey cap

jockey cap

noun

a cap with a long peak projecting from the forehead
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012