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Jew

/d͡ʒuː/ adjective C2
  1. Jewish. (slang)
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Besides, he wasn’t an Italian--he was a German Jew.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 215 · C1
He is a harmless enough fellow, Parker by name, a garroter by trade, and a remarkable performer upon the jew’s-harp.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 19 · C1
The same afternoon brought a grey-headed, seedy visitor, looking like a Jew pedlar, who appeared to me to be much excited, and who was closely followed by a slip-shod elderly woman.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 16 · B2
Arrived at Leghorn, he repaired to the house of a Jew, a dealer in precious stones, to whom he disposed of four of his smallest diamonds for five thousand francs each.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 267 · C1

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