jube
a screen with an upper platform, separating the choir of a church from the nave and often supporting a rood.
a rood loft.
Origin of jube
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How to use jube in a sentence
Fust fing jube knows he'll be hobblin er round on two legs ef he aint kilt rite ded.
The Broken Sword | Dennison WorthingtonIf yu don't answer white man I'm agwine to sick ole jube on yu, und run yu outen dis plantashun.
The Broken Sword | Dennison Worthington"See if jube is not honest," he added, pressing the bronze box between his hands, and forcing some secret spring to recoil.
The Gold Brick | Ann S. StephensAmong these good men—good in spite of ignorance and wrong endured—was the black man jube.
The Gold Brick | Ann S. Stephensjube unclasped his great hands, and with a reverential touch attempted to close the eyes.
The Gold Brick | Ann S. Stephens
British Dictionary definitions for jube (1 of 2)
/ (ˈdʒuːbɪ) /
a gallery or loft over the rood screen in a church or cathedral
another name for rood screen
Origin of jube
1British Dictionary definitions for jube (2 of 2)
/ (dʒuːb) /
Australian and NZ informal any jelly-like sweet
Origin of jube
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