Jacob's staff Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun desert shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico having slender naked spiny branches that after the rainy season put forth foliage and clusters of red flowers
    vine cactus; Fouquieria splendens; coachwhip; ocotillo.

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Definitions
  1. . (a) A name given to many forms of staff or weapon, especially in the Middle Ages; a pilgrim's staff . Obs. Spenser. (b) (Surveying) See under Staff.
Definitions
  1. (Surv.), 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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