jubbe

English

Etymology

From Middle English jubbe, of unknown origin.

Noun

jubbe (plural jubbes)

(archaic) A large vessel holding liquor.

Middle English

Alternative forms

jobbe, iubbe, gibbe, geobbe

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒub(ə)/

Noun

jubbe (plural jubbis)

jubbe (tankard that holds liquor)
- 1387–1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Shypmans Tale”, in The Canterbury Tales, [Westminster: William Caxton, published 1478], →OCLC; republished in [William Thynne], editor, The Workes of Geffray Chaucer Newlye Printed, […], [London]: […] [Richard Grafton for] Iohn Reynes […], 1542, →OCLC:
  With hym broghte he a jubbe of malvesye.
  With him he brought a tank of malvoisie.

Descendants

English: jubbe

References

“jubbe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-18.

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