reuben

IPA: rˈubʌn

Root Word: Reuben

(biblical) First son of Jacob, by his wife Leah.
A male given name from Hebrew.
A surname transferred from the given name
A grilled or toasted sandwich made with corned beef, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, and either Russian dressing or Thousand Island dressing.
(biblical) A member of one of the Israelite tribes, descended from Reuben.
(Oxford University, informal) Ellipsis of Reuben College, Oxford.

Examples of "reuben" in Sentences

I'm still not totally comfortable giving the best reuben award to another.
Tony had his mouth full of reuben again, but he managed to ask for an explanation anyway.
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He tells HuffPost that new diners have been driving from up to forty miles outside the city just to try his reuben and thank him for standing up for Latino workers.
I've long been a fan of (best diner winning) Chicago Diner's version, but I'm going to go rogue on this one and say the newish Revolution Brewing Company has the best vegetarian reuben in the city.
Am working in the cracks between reuben quesadillas for lunch and going up to Port Huron to attend Mother-of-earthgoat 's knitting group, at a little place called The Raven, which was totally great!
Sit in the colonial-style Tavern and order up some Cape comfort food, perhaps the Lobster Grilled Cheese or the Breuben—a reimagined reuben featuring buffalo brisket—both recent winners of the Best Sandwich in Sandwich contest.