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reuben l. goldberg
Gold·berg
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ˈgoʊld
bɜrg
/
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noun
1.
Arthur Joseph,
1908–90,
U.S. jurist, statesman, and diplomat: associate
justice
of the U.S. Supreme Court 1962–65; ambassador to the U.N. 1965–68.
2.
Reuben Lucius
(
"Rube"
)
1883–1970,
U.S. cartoonist, whose work often depicts deviously complex and impractical inventions.
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goldberg
noun
United States cartoonist who drew intricate diagrams of very complicated and impractical contraptions that accomplished little or nothing (1883-1970)
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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