Jacob vs Jacobs - What's the difference?
jacob | jacobs |
One of the sons of Isaac and Rebecca, and twin brother of Esau; father of the Israelites.
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A breed of multihorned sheep.
(UK, slang) Testicles (sometimes spelt Jacob's ).
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As proper nouns the difference between jacob and jacobs
is that jacob is one of the sons of Isaac and Rebecca, and twin brother of Esau; father of the Israelites while Jacobs is {{surname|A=An|English patronymic|from=given names}} derived from Jacob.As a noun Jacobs is
testicles (sometimes spelt Jacob's).jacob
English
(wikipedia Jacob)Proper noun
(en proper noun)- And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents
- "Georgette. How are you called?" "Jacob ." "That's a Flemish name." "American too." "You're not a Flamand?" "No, American." "Good, I detest Flamands." - - -
- Brett smiled at him. "I've promised to dance this with Jacob ," she laughed. "You've a hell of a biblical name, Jake."
Synonyms
* (father of the Israelites): IsraelDerived terms
* Jacobean * Jacob's ladder * Jacob's membrane * Jacob's staffjacobs
English
(wikipedia Jacobs)Etymology 1
Derived terms
* JacobsianEtymology 2
Cockney rhyming slang - Jacob's Cream Crackers (a brand of crackers) = knackersAlternative forms
* jacobsNoun
JacobsJoe's jungle 'experience'", The Birmingham Post , 8 December 2004:
- He has also provided some of the show's funniest moments - when enjoying a bath with Three Degrees star Sheila Ferguson he told her: 'I'm comfortable with anything, love, but you don't want to see my 'Jacobs' hanging out.'
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