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jube
[ joo-bee, yoo-bey ]
noun
, Architecture.
- a screen with an upper platform, separating the choir of a church from the nave and often supporting a rood.
- a rood loft.
jube
1/ ˈdʒuːbɪ /
jube
2/ dʒuːb /
noun
- informal.any jelly-like sweet
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Word History and Origins
Origin of jube1
1715–25; < Latin jubē, first word of prayer beginning Jubē, Domine, benedicere consent, O Lord, to bless; said at or near this screen
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Word History and Origins
Origin of jube1
C18: from French jubé, from opening words of Medieval Latin prayer Jube, Domine, benedicere Bid, Lord, a blessing; probably from the deacon's standing by the rood screen or in the rood loft to pronounce this prayer
Origin of jube2
C20: shortened from jujube
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Example Sentences
Fust fing Jube knows he'll be hobblin er round on two legs ef he aint kilt rite ded.
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If yu don't answer white man I'm agwine to sick ole Jube on yu, und run yu outen dis plantashun.
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"See if Jube is not honest," he added, pressing the bronze box between his hands, and forcing some secret spring to recoil.
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Among these good men—good in spite of ignorance and wrong endured—was the black man Jube.
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Jube unclasped his great hands, and with a reverential touch attempted to close the eyes.
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