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Word before box or joint
Answer for the clue "Word before box or joint ", 4 letters:
juke
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Word definitions for juke in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"to duck, dodge, feint," by 1971, variant of jook (q.v.). Related: Juked ; juking .
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A juke is a move in most forms of American football used to evade a tackler by deception, and thus without need of a stiff arm . A typical juke involves a ball-carrier faking as if he will run one way, then planting his foot and running the opposite. It ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
Etymology 1 n. (context southern US English) A roadside cafe or bar, especially one with dancing and sometimes prostitution. vb. to play dance music, or to dance, in a juke Etymology 2 n. 1 A feint. 2 The neck of a bird. vb. To deceive or outmaneuver (someone) ...
Usage examples of juke.
Its driver was Solo Juke, darkish and sullen, a curl on his thick lips.
THOUGH the case was plain to Solo Juke, Beak Hadlett had not grasped it.
Solo Juke, crawling under the billiard table, had seen his chance to slip away.
ONE hour later, Beak Hadlett and Solo Juke ended a long circuit that they had made in various cabs.
Beak Hadlett and Solo Juke uncertain as to how they stand, it is better to apply full measures in connection with Luff Barrago.
Solo Juke, always a lone hand, was likewise a crook who had no strong-arm outfit.
He wanted a clear path to reach Solo Juke, and he saw his opportunity.
With this reference to Solo Juke, Radbard sat down behind the big desk.
Radbard spied the darker countenance of Solo Juke, strained to livid fury.
He was thinking of Solo Juke, wondering how the lone crook would fare later.
While I struggled with him, I saw Juke come into the office from the back door.
Striking together, the coins made a hollow sound that Solo Juke had not detected.
The servant was thinking of Solo Juke, who had been wisely lying low ever since his encounter with The Shadow.
Such was the experience of another figure that emerged from darkness to take up the double trail of Juke and Bolo.
Whatever their link to crime, Juke and Bolo would soon provide the answer to this master of night, The Shadow!