jockey cap

noun

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

jockey cap

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of jockey cap¹

First recorded in 1740–50

Example Sentences

He had the same nervous energy—tapping his fingers against his trousers, brushing at his white cotton shirt, adjusting the jockey cap on his curly brown hair.

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Horses as old as 4 might run their first race in the family’s traditional black silks and cherry jockey cap and continue to run at 6 or 7.

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The door of the helicopter opened, and out stepped, first a fair and ruddy-faced young man, then, in green velveteen shorts, white shirt, and jockey cap, a young woman.

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But hard decisions are as much a part of the stable’s legacy as its traditional black silks and cherry jockey cap, which have long been a fixture at America’s biggest races.

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Hemingway has ditched the traditional American-style baseball cap in favour of tighter fitting "jockey caps" with smaller peaks.

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