n. [ Perh. corrupted fr. jug. ] A vessel for holding ale or wine; a jug. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. jubæ [ L., a mane. ] 1. (Zool.) The mane of an animal. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) A loose panicle, the axis of which falls to pieces, as in certain grasses. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A dance developed by slaves in the U. S., having a lively tune and accompanied by a complex rhythmic clapping, and by slapping the thighs. [ PJC ]

Wild crap-shooters with a whoop and a call
Danced the juba in their gambling-hall. Vachel Lindsay (The Congo). [ PJC ]

a. [ L. jubatus having a mane. ] (Zool.) Fringed with long, pendent hair. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. ] (Arch.) (a) A chancel screen or rood screen. (b) The gallery above such a screen, from which certain parts of the service were formerly read. See Rood loft, under Rood. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a feeling of extreme joy; jubilation.
Syn. -- exultation, jubilancy, jubilation. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a feeling of extreme joy; jubilance; jubilation.
Syn. -- exultation, jubilance, jubilation. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. jubilans, -antis, p. pr. of jubilare to shout for joy: cf. F. jubilant. See Jubilate. ] Uttering songs of triumph; shouting with joy; triumphant; exulting. “The jubilant age.” Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

While the bright pomp ascended jubilant. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a jubilant manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. jubilaire. ] Pertaining to, or having the character of, a jubilee. [ R. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]