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Jew \Jew\ (j[=u] or j[udd]; 277), n. [OF. Juis, pl., F. Juif, L.
Judaeus, Gr. 'Ioydai^os, fr. 'Ioydai`a the country of the
Jews, Judea, fr. Heb. Y[e^]h[=u]d[=a]h Judah, son of Jacob.
Cf. {Judaic}.]
1. Originally, one belonging to the tribe or kingdom of
Judah; after the return from the Babylonish captivity, any
member of the new state; a Hebrew; an Israelite.
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2. An adherent of Judaism.
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{Jew's frankincense}, gum styrax, or benzoin.
{Jew's mallow} (Bot.), an annual herb ({Corchorus olitorius})
cultivated in Syria and Egypt as a pot herb, and in India
for its fiber.
{Jew's pitch}, asphaltum; bitumen.
{The Wandering Jew}, an imaginary personage, who, for his
cruelty to Christ during his passion, is doomed to wander
on the earth till Christ's second coming.
{Wandering Jew}, any of several house plants of the genera
{Zebrina} and {Tradescantia} having white-striped leaves,
especially the creeping plants {Zebrina pendula} and
{Tradescantia fluminensis}.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Pitch \Pitch\, n. [OE. pich, AS. pic, L. pix; akin to Gr. ?.]
1. A thick, black, lustrous, and sticky substance obtained by
boiling down tar. It is used in calking the seams of
ships; also in coating rope, canvas, wood, ironwork, etc.,
to preserve them.
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He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith.
--Ecclus.
xiii. 1.
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2. (Geol.) See {Pitchstone}.
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{Amboyna pitch}, the resin of {Dammara australis}. See
{Kauri}.
{Burgundy pitch}. See under {Burgundy}.
{Canada pitch}, the resinous exudation of the hemlock tree
({Abies Canadensis}); hemlock gum.
{Jew's pitch}, bitumen.
{Mineral pitch}. See {Bitumen} and {Asphalt}.
{Pitch coal} (Min.), bituminous coal.
{Pitch peat} (Min.), a black homogeneous peat, with a waxy
luster.
{Pitch pine} (Bot.), any one of several species of pine,
yielding pitch, esp. the {Pinus rigida} of North America.
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