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Synonyms for rube


Grammar : Noun
Spell : roob
Phonetic Transcription : rub



Définition of rube

Origin :
  • 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.
  • noun redneck
Example sentences :
  • I wonder if Rube's first wife's mother has come from Moderation?
  • Extract from : « The Village Watch-Tower » by (AKA Kate Douglas Riggs) Kate Douglas Wiggin
  • Albert's private appraisal of "Issy" was that the latter was another funny Rube.
  • Extract from : « The Portygee » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
  • But Penrhyn could borrow a rube outfit and escape from a farm.
  • Extract from : « Torchy and Vee » by Sewell Ford
  • He knew how to pin a Rube against the Wall and make him say "Yes."
  • Extract from : « Ade's Fables » by George Ade
  • "Daddy gived me to Uncle Rube," was her only explanation of her being there.
  • Extract from : « Labrador Days » by Wilfred Thomason Grenfell
  • We were away before daylight, and I never saw Uncle Rube again.
  • Extract from : « Labrador Days » by Wilfred Thomason Grenfell
  • It was only the untiring care of Rube and his wife, and Seth, that pulled her through.
  • Extract from : « The Watchers of the Plains » by Ridgewell Cullum
  • Old Rube had expected Seth to join him outside for their usual smoke.
  • Extract from : « The Watchers of the Plains » by Ridgewell Cullum
  • As Rube and Charlie Rankin galloped into the clearing they broke and fled.
  • Extract from : « The Watchers of the Plains » by Ridgewell Cullum
  • Rube sprang to his feet, and his 179 hands went to the guns at his waist.
  • Extract from : « The Watchers of the Plains » by Ridgewell Cullum

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