Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: reuben
IPA transcription: [ɹ'ubən]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: Reuben
    Meaning: a hot sandwich with corned beef and Swiss cheese and sauerkraut on rye bread
  • Synonyms: Reuben
    Meaning: (Old Testment) a son of Jacob and forefather of one of the tribes of Israel
Usage examples
  • Where does that Reuben live?"
  • Reuben's nag was lame as usual; she refused to budge at first.
  • An Englishman too!--He ought to have known Reuben's nag was not fit to drive."
  • Reuben is such a liar, and has such insinuating ways. The stranger was deceived.
  • "Send one of the men to find out if the stranger has driven off in Reuben's cart."
  • Onawandah heard him, and was there in time to receive the beast, as, mad with the pain of the wound, it sprung at Reuben.
  • Then Onawandah's eyes began to kindle, and Reuben's heart to beat fast, for both felt that their time for escape had come.
  • "I did not say anything," said the Jew in an injured tone, "Reuben Goldstein, that accursed traitor, that son of Belial . . ."
  • "If I could only kill it alone, how proud Onawandah would be of me," thought Reuben, burning for the good opinion of his friend.
  • "Whether your horse and cart can take me to where I can find my friend the tall stranger, who has driven off in Reuben Goldstein's cart?"