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Jacob's staff   /dʒˈeɪkəbz stæf/   Listen
Jacob's staff

noun
1.
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.  Synonyms: coachwhip, Fouquieria splendens, ocotillo, vine cactus.





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"Jacob's staff" Quotes from Famous Books



... his travels, and wholly consecrated to singularity; the very Jacob's staff of compliment; a sir that hath lived to see the revolution of time in most of his apparel. Of presence good enough, but so palpably affected to his own praise, that for want of flatterers he commends himself, to the floutage of his own family. He deals upon returns, and ...
— Every Man Out Of His Humour • Ben Jonson


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