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  • jockey weight — noun : a weight that rides on the beam of scales or the lever of a testing machine to provide fine adjustment …   Useful english dictionary

  • Weight for Age — (WFA) is a term in thoroughbred horse racing which is one of the conditions for a race. It means that a horse will carry a set weight in accordance with the Weight for Age Scale. This weight varies depending on the horse’s age, its sex, the race… …   Wikipedia

  • weight — [wāt] n. [ME weiht, altered (infl. by weien, WEIGH1) < OE wiht < wegan: see WEIGH1] 1. a portion or quantity weighing a definite or specified amount [ten pounds weight of lead] 2. a) heaviness as a quality of things …   English World dictionary

  • Weight — Weight, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Weighted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Weighting}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To load with a weight or weights; to load down; to make heavy; to attach weights to; as, to weight a horse or a jockey at a race; to weight a whip handle.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Jockey — In sport, a jockey is one who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. Horse racingJockeys are normally self employed, nominated by horse trainers to ride their horses in races, for a fee (which is paid… …   Wikipedia

  • Jockey Club Gold Cup — Horseraces infobox class = Grade I horse race = Jockey Club Gold Cup caption = location = Belmont Park Elmont, New York, United States inaugurated = 1919 race type = Thoroughbred Flat racing website = [http://www.nyra.com/index belmont.html… …   Wikipedia

  • Jockey shifter — The jockey shifter is a gear shifting device used on motorcycles before the use of a foot operated shift lever. A jockey shifter also known as a slap shifter gets its name from the location of the motorcycle rider s hand when shifting gears, it… …   Wikipedia

  • weight — weighter, n. /wayt/, n. 1. the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs. 2. Physics. the force that gravitation exerts upon a body, equal to the mass of the body times the local acceleration of gravity: commonly taken, in a… …   Universalium

  • weight — [[t]weɪt[/t]] n. 1) wam the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs 2) phs the force that gravitation exerts upon a body, equal to the mass of the body times the local acceleration of gravity 3) wam a system of units for… …   From formal English to slang

  • weight cloth — noun : a saddlecloth into which flat lead pieces are fitted when a jockey s weight is less than the amount his horse must carry …   Useful english dictionary

  • jockey — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. maneuver; cheat, trick. See cunning, deception. n. rider, racer (see velocity). II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. rider, racer, steeplechaser, saddle sitter*, monkey*, jock*, jocker*, live weight*; see also… …   English dictionary for students

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