Jacob

noun — 2 senses

Jacob

noun

/ˈd͡ʒeɪkəb/

Etymology From Middle English Iacob, from Late Latin Iācōbus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ, literally “he will/shall heel”), from עָקֵב (ʿāqēḇ, “heel”). Doublet of James, Yaakov, and Yakub.

1

A breed of multihorned sheep.

2

UK, Obsolete, Slang A ladder.

  • Where's the Jacob? — the what, sir? — the Jacob! the ladder ye fool!1825, M. Egerton, Airy Nothings; Or, Scraps and Naughts, and Odd-cum-shorts, page 26:

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