GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Jew (jū or jṳ; 277), n. [OF. Juis, pl., F. Juif, L. Judaeus, Gr. Ἰουδαῖος, fr. Ἰουδαία the country of the Jews, Judea, fr. Heb. Yĕhūdāh Judah, son of Jacob.  Cf. Judaic.]
   1. Originally, one belonging to the tribe or kingdom of Judah; after the return from the Babylonish captivity, any member of the new state; a Hebrew; an Israelite.
   
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   2. An adherent of Judaism.
   
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   Jew's frankincense, gum styrax, or benzoin. -- Jew's mallow (Bot.), an annual herb (Corchorus olitorius) cultivated in Syria and Egypt as a pot herb, and in India for its fiber. -- Jew's pitch, asphaltum; bitumen. -- The Wandering Jew, an imaginary personage, who, for his cruelty to Christ during his passion, is doomed to wander on the earth till Christ's second coming. -- Wandering Jew, any of several house plants of the genera Zebrina and Tradescantia having white-striped leaves, especially the creeping plants Zebrina pendula and Tradescantia fluminensis.
   
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   Jew (jū or jo͞o), a.  Of or pertaining to Jews; Jewish; -- usually considered offensive. [offensive]
   
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   Jew, Jew down (jū or jo͞o), v. t.  To bargain down (a person) in price; as, “I jewed him down to ten dollars”. [offensive]
   
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