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juba
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
juba \ju"ba\, n.; pl. jub[ae] (-b[=e]). [L., a mane.] 1. (Zool.) The mane of an animal. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A loose panicle, the axis of which falls to pieces, as in certain grasses. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
[PJC]
Wild crap-shooters with a whoop and a call
Danced the juba in their gambling-hall. --Vachel
Lindsay (The
Congo).
[PJC]
