Jehu (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Jehu

To drive jehu-like; to drive furiously: from a king of Israel of that name, who was a famous charioteer, and mentioned as such in the Bible.

Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.

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