jube
[joo-bee, yoo-bey]
- a screen with an upper platform, separating the choir of a church from the nave and often supporting a rood.
- a rood loft.
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Origin of jube
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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When the iron was hammered cold, Jube broke the momentary silence.
The Young MountaineersCharles Egbert Craddock
Doubtless the dollar was offered to Jube afterward, exactly as it had been offered to him.
The Young MountaineersCharles Egbert Craddock
Ike knew they would find him there waiting for Jube and the horse.
The Young MountaineersCharles Egbert Craddock
Someone cut the rope and Jube dropped lifeless to the ground.
The heart of happy hollowPaul Laurence Dunbar
It was now that Jube proved how invaluable he was as a coadjutor.
The heart of happy hollowPaul Laurence Dunbar
jube
1- a gallery or loft over the rood screen in a church or cathedral
- another name for rood screen
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Word Origin for jube
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
jube
2- Australian and NZ informal any jelly-like sweet
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Word Origin for jube
C20: shortened from jujube
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