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Jacobs

ja·cobs

UK/ˈd͡ʒeɪkəbz/ US/ˈdʒeɪkʌbz/ fairly common slang uk

noun

1.
2.

United States writer and critic of urban planning (born in 1916)

Synonyms
3.

Dutch physician who opened the first birth control clinic in the world in Amsterdam (1854-1929)

Synonyms

Origin

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

Phrases

  • Gould-Jacobs reaction
  • Jacobs bogie
  • Jacobs syndrome

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