Definition of Rubes

1. Noun. (plural of rube) ¹

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Definition of Rubes

1. rube [n] - See also: rube

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rubes

rubellan
rubellans
rubellas
rubellin
rubellite
rubellites
rubels
rubeola
rubeola virus
rubeolar
rubeolas
rubeosis
ruberythric acid
ruberythrinic
ruberythrinic acid
rubes (current term)
rubescence
rubescences
rubescent
rubiaceae
rubiaceous
rubiaceous plant
rubiacin
rubian
rubianic
rubianic acid
rubible
rubican
rubicelle
rubicelles

Literary usage of Rubes

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

1. British Popular Customs, Present and Past: Illustrating the Social and by Thomas Firminger Thiselton Dyer (1900)
"Here the mayor dunned his official rubes and proceeded, attended by the mace and sword bearer, thu city treasurer, and the town clerk, all wearing their ..."

2. A Dictionary for Primary Schools by Noah Webster (1838)
"v RUbES FOR SPELLING. Тин general rule which I have observed in settling the orthography of certain classes < . words, is uniformity in words of like ..."

3. The History and Antiquities of the Tower of London: With Memoirs of Royal by John Bayley (1830)
"... with vij. rubes and vij. troches, every troche of iij. perles; ... and the fote is garnished with vj. rubes, vj. saphirs, ..."

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