jook house en · NOUN
Meanings
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juke joint.
Some old turpentine men say the jook-house was merely a bare building where the Negro laborers could frolic.
1940, The American Mercury,, page 502:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| juke house | alternative | lexicographic | |
| jook-house | alternative | lexicographic | |
| jook houses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |