Jacob's staffs

A form of Jacob's staff — 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.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of Jacob's staff
Cite this entry
APA

Jacob's staffs. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jacob's%20staffs

MLA

“Jacob's staffs.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jacob's%20staffs. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jacob's staffs,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jacob's%20staffs.

Source: Jacob's staffs on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.