REUBEN
Dictionary entry overview: What does Reuben mean? • REUBEN (noun)
The noun REUBEN has 2 senses:
1. (Old Testment) a son of Jacob and forefather of one of the tribes of Israel
2. a hot sandwich with corned beef and Swiss cheese and sauerkraut on rye bread
Familiarity information: REUBEN used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• REUBEN (noun)
Meaning:
(Old Testment) a son of Jacob and forefather of one of the tribes of Israel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
patriarch (any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race)
Domain category:
Old Testament (the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible)
Meaning:
A hot sandwich with corned beef and Swiss cheese and sauerkraut on rye bread
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("Reuben" is a kind of...):
sandwich (two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them)
| Learn English with... Proverbs of the week | |
"The pitcher goes so often to the well that it comes home broken at last." (English proverb)
"Every frog must know its sole-leather." (Bulgarian proverb)
"If two thieves quarreled, what was stolen emerges." (Arabic proverb)
"Once a horse is old, ticks and flies flock to it." (Corsican proverb)
Page delivered in 0.0627 seconds
|
