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  • noun Plural form of jehu.

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Examples

  • It is said that from 5,000 to 10,000 of these jehus come annually to St. Petersburg for _Maslanitza_, and they add materially to the gaiety of the city as they drive along the streets.

    Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers Various

  • And these bold-looking jehus, black eyed, hard mouthed -- a fetching tribe!

    A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago Ben Hecht 1929

  • Their double-breasted coats had just the cut of those of the ancient jehus who used to sit aloft on decrepit "growlers."

    The Soul of the War Philip Gibbs 1919

  • To young Bassett, of The American, the excitement of existence, since he became a reporter and joined the jehus of the truth wagon, had consisted mainly of "chasing pictures" in the afternoons and going to strings of banquets at night.

    The Perils of Pauline Charles Goddard 1915

  • The Houston jehus never again experienced so profitable a time as they did during Dodge's wet season; and the life of dissipation was continued until, from time to time, the prisoner became so weak from its effects that he was forced to go under the care of a physician.

    The Lock and Key Library The most interesting stories of all nations: Real life Arthur Cheney Train 1910

  • The Houston jehus never again experienced so profitable a time as they did during Dodge's wet season; and the life of dissipation was continued until, from time to time, the prisoner became so weak from its effects that he was forced to go under the care of a physician.

    True Stories of Crime From the District Attorney's Office Arthur Cheney Train 1910

  • "Leave any fare I claim to me," he added, passing a bill of a good denomination to each of the four jehus.

    The Romance of Elaine Sequel to "Exploits of Elaine" 1908

  • This to two grasping jehus, who, while quarrelling over a prospective fare, had so well succeeded in interlocking their respective wheels that a quarter-of-a-mile-long block resulted instantly.

    The Easiest Way A Story of Metropolitan Life Eugene Walter 1907

  • Even as her Uncle Amzi absorbed local color from the steps of his bank, Phil was an alert agent in the field, on nodding terms with the motormen of the interurban cars, and with the jehus, who, cigarette in mouth and hat tipped on one side, drove the village hacks.

    Otherwise Phyllis Meredith Nicholson 1906

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