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Entry 4 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Jew

/(jū [or] jṳ; 277)/ · IPA /d͡ʒuː/
01 n. Originally, one belonging to the tribe or kingdom of Judah; after the return from the Babylonish captivity, any member of the new state; a …
  1. 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.
  2. 2.
    An adherent of Judaism.
Phrases & compounds
Jew's frankincense — gum styrax, or benzoin.
Jew's mallow — 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.
02 a. Of or pertaining to Jews; Jewish; -- usually considered offensive.
  1. 1.
    Of or pertaining to Jews; Jewish; -- usually considered offensive.[offensive]
03 v. t. To bargain down (a person) in price; as, I jewed him down to ten dollars.
  1. 1.
    To bargain down (a person) in price; as, I jewed him down to ten dollars.[offensive]