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Robe vs Rube - What's the difference?

robe | rube |

As nouns the difference between robe and rube

is that robe is a long loose outer garment, often signifying honorary stature while rube is a person of rural heritage; a yokel.

As a verb robe

is to clothe someone in a robe.

As a proper noun Rube is

a diminutive of the male given name Reuben.

robe

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A long loose outer garment, often signifying honorary stature.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Through tattered clothes small vices do appear; / Robes and furred gowns hide all.
  • (US) The skin of an animal, especially the bison, dressed with the fur on, and used as a wrap.

    • Verb

  • To clothe someone in a robe.

    • Derived terms

    * berobed

    Anagrams

    * ----

    rube

    English

    Alternative forms

    * Reub

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person of rural heritage; a yokel.
  • (pejorative) An uninformed, unsophisticated, or unintelligent person.

    • Quotations

    * (English Citations of "rube")