1. The act or practice of jobbing.
2. Underhand management; official corruption; as, municipal jobbery. Mayhew.
JOBBING
Job"bing, a.
1. Doing chance work or add jobs; as, a jobbing carpenter.
2. Using opportunities of public service for private gain; as, a jobbing politician. London Sat. Rev. Jobbing house, a mercantile establishment which buys from importers, wholesalers or manufacturers, and sells to retailers. [U.S.]
JOCANTRY Jo"cant*ry, n. Etym: [L. jocans, p. pr. of jocare to jest, fr. jocus a jest.]
Defn: The act or practice of jesting. [Obs.]
JOCKEY Jock"ey, n.; pl. Jockeys. Etym: [Dim. of Jack, Scot. Jock; orig., a boy who rides horses. See 2d Jack.]
1. A professional rider of horses in races. Addison.
2. A dealer in horses; a horse trader. Macaulay.