Juba

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  juba \ju"ba\, n.; pl. {jub[ae]} (-b[=e]). [L., a mane.]
     1. (Zool.) The mane of an animal.
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     2. (Bot.) A loose panicle, the axis of which falls to pieces,
        as in certain grasses.


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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  juba \ju"ba\, 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.
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           Wild crap-shooters with a whoop and a call
           Danced the juba in their gambling-hall.  --Vachel
                                                    Lindsay (The
                                                    Congo).
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