Jehu
[dʒi:hju:]
Definition
(n.) A coachman; a driver; especially, one who drives furiously.
Editor: Randolph
Definition
n. (coll.) a driver esp. a furious whip.
Inputed by Cyrus
Examples
- Sugden took the reins--he drives like Jehu--and in another quarter of an hour Barraclough will be safe in Stilbro' jail. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Ahab, the late King, had left a helpless family behind him, and Jehu killed seventy of the orphan sons. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Then Jehu went in and sat down to dinner; and presently he said, Go and bury this cursed woman, for she is a King's daughter. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Then Jehu, the good missionary, rested from his labors once more. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- A servant did it, and Jehu's horse trampled her under foot. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
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