"jook house" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: jook houses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} jook house (plural jook houses)
  1. juke joint. Synonyms: jook-house, juke house
    Sense id: en-jook_house-en-noun-91Kc1pOY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Some old turpentine men say the jook-house was merely a bare building where the Negro laborers could frolic.",
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