Definition of "jube"
jube1
noun
plural jubes
A type of gelatine-based confection; its ingredients and consistency vary between countries.
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jube2
jube3
noun
plural jubes
An open drainage channel of a type common in Tehran.
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The existing provision for storm water drainage comprises lined open channels known locally as jubes. The jubes were originally constructed to perform the dual functions of surface water drainage and irrigation of roadside planting within the city.
2000, R. C. Frew, N. Khakpour, “Construction of the Khayam Tunnel of the Tehran Main Drainage Scheme”, in Jian Zhao, J. Nicholas Shirlaw, Rajan Krishnan, editors, Tunnels and Underground Structures: Proceedings of the International Conference, page 149
They merely didn′t comprehend that treated city tap water was safer than well or jube water. Moreover, we thought it was bizarre when we observed household servants in the affluent northside washing their villa′s dishes in the jubes.
2005, Bill Burke, Adventures in the Middle East, Near East, And North Africa, unnumbered page