English Explanatory Dictionary

Jacobs

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An English surname originating as a patronymic derived from Jacob.
  2. A place in the United States:
  3. A southern neighbourhood of Louisville, Kentucky.
  4. A town in Ashland County, Wisconsin, named after William H. Jacobs.
  5. Former name of Port Providence, Pennsylvania.
noun
  1. Testicles.
noun
  1. Alternative form of Jacobs (“testicles”).

Pronunciation

/ˈd͡ʒeɪkəbz/ En-au-Jacobs.ogg

Word forms

Jacobs

Etymology

Cockney rhyming slang - Jacob's Cream Crackers (a brand of crackers) = knackers

Derived words

Gould-Jacobs reaction Jacobs bogie Jacobs syndrome Jacobsian
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