Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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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?"