jacob's staff
معنی فارسی
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ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
Named after the biblical figure Jacob, who in Genesis 32:10 is described as setting up a stone pillar and calling it 'God's house'.
مثال
- The old surveyor still uses a Jacob's staff.
- Jacob's staff was once a common tool in surveying.
- He learned to measure angles using a Jacob's staff.
ترکیبهای رایج
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تعریف انگلیسی
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