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7181 Etymology dictionary, p. jockey (v.).2
1708, "trick, outwit, gain advantage," from jockey (n.) perhaps in its former secondary sense of "horse trader" (1680s) and reflecting their reputation. Meaning "to ride a horse in a race" is from 1767. Related: Jockeyed; jockeying .
7182 Etymology dictionary, p. jockey (n.).2
… rides horses in races," 1660s, a specific use of the earlier sense "boy, fellow" (1520s), which is a special use of the Scottish proper name Jockey, a familiar or diminutive …
7183 Etymology dictionary, p. joual (n.).2
"colloquial Canadian French," 1959, from "joual," the colloquial Canadian French pronunciation of French cheval "horse" (see cavalier (n.)). The term was brought to attention by Quebec journalist André Laurendeau.
7184 Etymology dictionary, p. kelpie (n.).2
… "cow, horse." The Lowland name of a demon in the shape of a horse that was reputed to haunt lakes and rivers and to delight in causing drownings. But unlike its equivalents …
7185 Etymology dictionary, p. kennel (n.).2
… , equile "horse-stable" from equus, etc. Kennel club is attested from 1857.
7186 Etymology dictionary, p. kicker (n.).2
1570s, originally of horses, agent noun from kick (v.). Kickee is recorded from 1820.
7187 Etymology dictionary, p. knacker (v.).2
… sick horses" (1812). This is probably the same word as the earlier knacker / nacker "harness-maker" (1570s), which survived in 18c. in dialects. The sense extension …
7188 Etymology dictionary, p. knight (n.).4
The horse-headed chess piece so called from mid-15c. Knights of Columbus, society of Catholic men, founded 1882 in New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.; Knights of Labor …
7189 Etymology dictionary, p. landau (n.).2
… to Horse-Keepers," New York, 1859].
7190 Etymology dictionary, p. lariat (n.).2
… catching horses, 1832, American English, from Spanish la reata "the rope," from reatar "to tie against," from re- "back" (see re- ) + atar "to tie," from Latin aptare "to join," from …
7191 Etymology dictionary, p. lash (v.1).2
c. 1300, "to deal a blow;" later "to strike with a whip, beat with a lash" (late 14c.), possibly imitative. To lash out "to strike out violently" (originally of horses) is from 1560s and preserves the older sense. Related: Lashed; lashing .
7192 Etymology dictionary, p. lasso (n.).2
… catching horses and cattle, 1808, earlier laço (1768), American English, from Spanish lazo "a snare, slipknot," from Latin laqueum (nominative laqueus ) "noose, snare …
7193 Etymology dictionary, p. lathe (n.).2
… (a horse)."
7194 Etymology dictionary, p. lather (n.).3
The modern noun might be a 16c. redevelopment from the verb. Meaning "violent perspiration" (especially of horses) is from 1650s; hence the transferred sense "state of agitation" (such as induces sweating), attested from 1839.
7195 Etymology dictionary, p. lawn-mower (n.).2
1853 as a type of machine to cut grass, from lawn (n.1) + mower. Originally pushed by hand or drawn by horses, later also powered by a motor.
7196 Etymology dictionary, p. leap (v.).2
… (a horse)" (class VII strong verb; past tense hleop, past participle hleapen ), from Proto-Germanic *hlaupanan (source also of Old Saxon hlopan, Old Norse hlaupa, Old …
7197 Etymology dictionary, p. length (n.).3
… a horse, car, etc. in a race" used as a unit of measure (1650s).
7198 Etymology dictionary, p. light (adj.1).3
… . Light horse "light armed cavalry" is from 1530s. Light-skirts "woman of easy virtue" is attested from 1590s. Lighter-than-air (adj.) is from 1887.
7199 Etymology dictionary, p. light (v.1).2
… " (a horse, etc.), and thus relieve it of one's weight."
7200 Etymology dictionary, p. lightweight (adj.).2
… in horse-racing, also in pugilism), "man or animal of a certain weight prescribed by rule," from light (adj.1) + weight (n.). Figurative sense of "inconsequential" first …