Synonyms for rube

Grammar : Noun

Spell : roob

Phonetic Transcription : rub

Définition of rube

Origin : 1896, reub, from shortened form of masc. proper name Reuben (q.v.), which is attested from 1804 as a conventional type of name for a country man.

noun redneck

Example sentences :

I wonder if Rube's first wife's mother has come from Moderation?
Extract from : « The Village Watch-Tower » by (AKA Kate Douglas Riggs) Kate Douglas Wiggin

Albert's private appraisal of "Issy" was that the latter was another funny Rube.
Extract from : « The Portygee » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln

But Penrhyn could borrow a rube outfit and escape from a farm.
Extract from : « Torchy and Vee » by Sewell Ford

He knew how to pin a Rube against the Wall and make him say "Yes."
Extract from : « Ade's Fables » by George Ade

"Daddy gived me to Uncle Rube," was her only explanation of her being there.
Extract from : « Labrador Days » by Wilfred Thomason Grenfell

We were away before daylight, and I never saw Uncle Rube again.
Extract from : « Labrador Days » by Wilfred Thomason Grenfell

It was only the untiring care of Rube and his wife, and Seth, that pulled her through.
Extract from : « The Watchers of the Plains » by Ridgewell Cullum

Old Rube had expected Seth to join him outside for their usual smoke.
Extract from : « The Watchers of the Plains » by Ridgewell Cullum

As Rube and Charlie Rankin galloped into the clearing they broke and fled.
Extract from : « The Watchers of the Plains » by Ridgewell Cullum

Rube sprang to his feet, and his 179 hands went to the guns at his waist.
Extract from : « The Watchers of the Plains » by Ridgewell Cullum

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