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Jacob's staffs

Jacob's staffs is the plural of Jacob's staff.

Meaning of Jacob's staff

Noun

Jacob's staff (plural Jacob's staffs)

  1. A single straight rod or staff, pointed and iron-shod at the bottom, for penetrating the ground, and having a socket joint at the top, used, instead of a tripod, for supporting a compass.
  2. Verbascum thapsus, the common mullein.
  3. The ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens), one of certain desert shrubs of southwestern United States and Mexico having slender naked spiny branches that after the rainy season put forth foliage and clusters of red flowers.
    Synonyms:
    coachwhip, candlewood, slimwood, desert coral, Jacob cactus, vine cactus

Questions about Jacob's staffs

What is Jacob's staffs the plural of?
Jacob's staffs is the plural of Jacob's staff.

Words near Jacob's staffs in the dictionary

  1. Jacob's Ladders
  2. Jacob's membrane
  3. Jacob's membranes
  4. Jacob's Pillow
  5. Jacob's staff
  6. Jacob's staffs
  7. Jacob's-ladder
  8. Jacob's-ladders
  9. Jacobabad
  10. jacobaean
  11. Jacobe

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