Citations:Jacob's

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English citations of Jacob's

Noun: "alternative form of Jacobs"[edit]

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  • 2004 December 26, Zythophile [username], “Re: Definition of a Tomcat?”, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav[1] (Usenet):
    Are you American? I wonder if this is one of those transatlantic differences in language usage. I'm a Brit and to me the word "tom" doesn't indicate to me whether puss still has his Jacob's or not.