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Definition of Reuben

1. Noun. (Old Testment) a son of Jacob and forefather of one of the tribes of Israel.

2. Noun. A hot sandwich with corned beef and Swiss cheese and sauerkraut on rye bread.

Definition of Reuben

1. Noun. A grilled or toasted sandwich made with corned beef, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, and either Russian dressing or Thousand Island dressing. ¹

2. Proper noun. (biblical) First son of Jacob, by his wife Leah. ¹

3. Proper noun. (biblical) One of the Israelite tribes, descended from Reuben. ¹

4. Proper noun. A male given name. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Reuben

Retortamonas Retrophyllum Retrovir Retroviridae Rett Rett's syndrome Rett syndrome Retzius' fibres Retzius' foramen Retzius' gyrus

Retzius' ligament Retzius' striae Retzius' veins Reuben Reuben Lucius Goldberg Reubens Reuel Reuleaux triangle Reunionese Reunioneses

Reuss' colour tables Reuss' formula Reuss' test Reuven Rev Rev. Revelation Revelation of Saint John the Divine

Literary usage of Reuben

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1911)
"He then Introduced a contract dated in 1873, between William A. Lash and reuben Warren, by •which Lash agreed to sell to Warren for ..."

2. Pennsylvania Archivesby Pennsylvania Dept. of Public Instruction, Pennsylvania State Library by Pennsylvania Dept. of Public Instruction, Pennsylvania State Library (1897)
"Haines, reuben 349.1 July 10,1767. Haines, reuben 333.4 July 10,1767. ... Haines, reuben 308 July 16, 1767. Haines, reuben, 251.9 July 16,1767. ..."

3. The Atlantic Monthly by Making of America Project (1865)
"reuben, in a frenzy, and with a torrent of much worse language than he was in the habit of ... And he stole my apples and called me a liar," says reuben, ..."

4. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, John Morley, Mowbray Morris, George Grove (1865)
"The child got very much attached to reuben, as did most people ; and Gerty had such full confidence in him, and the boy grew so rosy and hale under his care ..."

5. Black Beauty: The Autobiography of a Horse by Anna Sewell (1904)
"... CHAPTER XXV, reuben SMITH I MUST now say a little about reuben Smith, who was left in charge of the stables when York went to London. ..."

6. Encyclopædia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary Political and by Thomas Kelly Cheyne, John Sutherland Black (1903)
"16 story (on the details see DATHAN) implies, for example, that reuben ... The attribution of Hezron and Carmi clans both to reuben and to Judah (see § 12) ..."

7. The New England Magazine by Making of America Project (1885)
"said reuben Tracy to his mother one evening last July as they sat together ... And tell him " added reuben, "that I wish every boy in this world had such a ..."

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