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rube       [roob] Pronunciation Key,
–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]
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Rube       [roob] Pronunciation Key,
–noun
a male given name, form of Reuben.
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Gold·berg       [gohld-burg] Pronunciation Key
–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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rube       (rōōb)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   Slang
An unsophisticated country person.


[Probably from Rube, nickname for Reuben.]

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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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rube

noun
a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture [syn: yokel] 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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