Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

juba

juba , noun

[Latin, a mane.]

1.
(Zoology) The mane of an animal.
2.
(Botany) A loose panicle, the axis of which falls to pieces, as in certain grasses.

juba , noun

A dance developed by slaves in the U. S., having a lively tune and accompanied by a complex rhythmic clapping, and by slapping the thighs.
Wild crap-shooters with a whoop and a call Danced the juba in their gambling-hall. — Vachel Lindsay (The Congo)