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jacob's staff

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English

Syllables
ja-cob's staff
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

noun

Verbascum thapsus, the common mullein.

noun

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.

Inflected Forms

Jacob's staffs (plural)

Synonyms

torchwort hag-taper common mullein great mullein Adam's flannel Aaron's rod Jupiter's staff cow's lungwort coachwhip candlewood slimwood desert coral

Questions

What does jacob's staff mean?
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.

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