Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun 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 1700s and 1800s.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In zoology, the long, thick-set hair on the neck, chest, or back of certain quadrupeds; a mane.
- noun In botany, a loose panicle with the axis deliquescent; also, a dense cluster of awns, as in the spikes of some grasses.
- noun A characteristic dance of the plantation negroes in the southern United States.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun 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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun zoology The
mane of ananimal . - noun botany A loose
panicle whoseaxis falls to pieces, as in certaingrasses .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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In the United States, occasional mention of "juba" may be found in songs, generally associated with hand-clapping, but the dance itself appears to have been lost ....
The Annotated "Mr. Charlie" Robert Hunter 1997
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Possibly a variant spelling of "juba", which is a name of a type of dance in African American culture, which flourished along with the
The Annotated "Mr. Charlie" Robert Hunter 1997
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He used to tell us about how they used to eat ends of food; that's what "juba" means.
The Annotated "Mr. Charlie" Robert Hunter 1997
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Invade some butternut or hickory grove on a frosty October morning, and hear the red squirrel beat the "juba" on a horizontal branch.
Squirrels and Other Fur-Bearers John Burroughs 1879
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Stopping near this a few minutes, two of them danced the "juba," while the rest whistled and applauded.
A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States; With Remarks on Their Economy 1856
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I guess the mosquito in juba looked at me and thought I was the bar.
George Clooney Talks Marriage, Malaria Jordan Zakarin 2011
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I guess the mosquito in juba looked at me and thought I was the bar.
George Clooney Talks Marriage, Malaria Jordan Zakarin 2011
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See, et kas see film ka meeldib või mitte, see on juba omaette teema.
Archive 2010-03-01 Ulmeguru 2010
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Samas, tuleb tunnistada, et päris minu rida see üritus polnud, sest suur hulk neid nn kõige olulisemaid filme olid sellised, mida ma juba eelinfo põhjal vaatamata jätan.
Kolmas päev HÕFF-il Ulmeguru 2010
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Rahvusvaheline olukord on teadagi pingeline, hoolimata sellest, et Prantsuse sõda sai läbi juba üheksa aasta eest, täpsemalt 1948. aastal.
Randall Garrett «Gentlemen: Please Note» Ulmeguru 2010
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