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rube

  [roob] ,
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–noun Informal.
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.
Origin:
1895–1900; generic use of Rube; cf. earlier use of Reuben in same sense

Rube

  [roob] ,
–noun
a male given name, form of Reuben.
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rube   (rōōb)   
n.   Slang
An unsophisticated country person.

[Probably from Rube, nickname for Reuben.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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rube 
1896, reub, from shortened form of masc. proper name Reuben (q.v.), which is attested from 1804 as a conventional type of name for a country man.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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