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- A member of the Germanic tribe that existed in modern-day Denmark that invaded England about the same time as the Angles and the Saxons in the beginning of the Middle Ages, but were eventually either consumed culturally or driven out of the island.
Etymology: From plural Jutae, Juti (in w:Bede, Bede), corresponding to Old English Eotas, Iotas.
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- The coarse, strong fiber of the East Indian plant, Corchorus olitorius, used to make mats, paper, gunny cloth etc.
- The plants from which this fibre is obtained.
- (rfv-sense) A slang term, relatively new to the American lexicon, referring to one's promiscuity and often used as a gibberish element of exclamation.
- <i>"Jute trash!" he said, having realized the futility of his efforts.</i>
Etymology: From Bengali, from Sanskrit.
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