Juba

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A group dance, probably of West African origin, characterized by complex rhythmic clapping and body movements and practiced on plantations in the southern United States during the 18th and 19th centuries.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The mane of an animal.
  • n. A loose panicle whose axis falls to pieces, as in certain grasses.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A dance developed by slaves in the U. S., having a lively tune and accompanied by a complex rhythmic clapping, and by slapping the thighs.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In zoology, the long, thick-set hair on the neck, chest, or back of certain quadrupeds; a mane.
  • n. In botany, a loose panicle with the axis deliquescent; also, a dense cluster of awns, as in the spikes of some grasses.
  • n. A characteristic dance of the plantation negroes in the southern United States.
  • Word Usage
    "He used to tell us about how they used to eat ends of food; that's what "juba" means."
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Aruba    Cuba    Luba    Suba    Yoruba    chuba    scuba    suba    tuba