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The art, character, or position, of a jockey; the personality of a jockey. Go flatter Sawney for his jockeyship. Chatterton. Where can at last his jockeyship retire Cowper.

ay. [Obs.] Chaucer. We have yet large day, for scarce the sun Hath finished half his journey. Milton.

Worn out with journeying. [Obs.] Shak.

One who journeys.

stinguished from apprentice and from master workman. I have thought some of nature's journeymen had made men, and not made them well. Shak.

Originally, work done by the day; work done by a journeyman at his trade.

A kind of coarse, woolen cloth, usually ribbed, woven from wool of long staple.

See Cassimere.

See Cassinette.

Varieties of kersey; also, trousers made of kersey.

An instrument which is turned like a key in fastening or adjusting any mechanism; as, a watch key; a bed key, etc.

A samara.

See Keynote.

Cold as a metallic key; lifeless. [Formerly, a proverbial expression.] Shak. Milton.

Wharfage; quayage.

The whole arrangement, or one range, of the keys of an organ, typewriter, etc.

Furnished with keys; as, a keyed instrument; also, set to a key, as a tune. Keyed bugle. See Kent bugle.

A hole or apertupe in a door or lock, for receiving a key.

one of the chord, to which all the modulations of the piece are referred; -- called also key tone.

To form a key seat, as by cutting. See Key seat, under Key.