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PRONUNCIATION OF JACOB SHEEP

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JACOB SHEEP

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Jacob sheep is a noun.
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WHAT DOES JACOB SHEEP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Jacob sheep

Jacob (sheep)

The Jacob sheep is a rare breed of small, piebald, polycerate sheep. Jacobs may have from two to six horns, but most commonly have four. The most common color is black and white. Jacobs are usually raised for their wool, meat, and hides. They are also kept as pets and ornamental animals, and have been used as guard animals to protect farm property from theft or vandalism and defend other livestock against predators. Generally referred to as an unimproved or heirloom breed, the Jacob is descended from an ancient Old World breed of sheep, although its exact origins remain unclear. Spotted polycerate sheep were documented in England by the mid–17th century, and were widespread a century later. Unlike most other old world breeds, the Jacobs of North America have not undergone extensive cross-breeding and selective breeding; their body habitus resembles that of a goat. Relative to their American counterparts, British Jacobs tend to be larger and heavier, and have lost many of their original characteristics through artificial selection.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE JACOB SHEEP

Jacob
Jacob´s ladder
Jacob´s staff
Jacobean
Jacobi
Jacobian
Jacobian determinant
Jacobin
Jacobinic
Jacobinical
Jacobinically
Jacobinism
Jacobite
Jacobite Rebellion
Jacobitic
Jacobitism
Jacobsen
jacobus
jaconet
Jacopo della Quercia

WORDS THAT END LIKE JACOB SHEEP

asleep
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bell sheep
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hair sheep
Jeep
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Stone sheep
Stone´s sheep
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Synonyms and antonyms of Jacob sheep in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Jacob sheep» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF JACOB SHEEP

Find out the translation of Jacob sheep to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Jacob sheep from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Jacob sheep» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

雅各布羊
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ovejas Jacob
570 millions of speakers

English

Jacob sheep
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

याकूब भेड़
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

يعقوب الأغنام
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Иаков овец
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Jacob ovelhas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

যাকোব ভেড়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

moutons Jacob
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Yakub biri-biri
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Jacob Schafe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ヤコブの羊
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

곱 양
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Yakub wedhus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Jacob cừu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

யாக்கோபு ஆடுகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

याकोब मेंढी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yakup koyunu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Jacob pecore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Jakuba owiec
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Яків овець
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Jacob oaie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Jacob πρόβατα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Jacob skape
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Jacob fåren
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Jacob sauer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Jacob sheep

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «JACOB SHEEP»

The term «Jacob sheep» is normally little used and occupies the 146.543 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Jacob sheep

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JACOB SHEEP»

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The Sheep Book For Smallholders
The piebald, multi horned, Jacob sheep shares so many genetic characteristics with these northern breeds that it is reasonable to assume that it too is of Scandinavian origin. However, the generally accepted story is that the Jacob sheep is of ...
Tim Tyne, 2010
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Sheep
Hand spinners in particular love the fleece of the Jacob sheep. The annual fleece weighs an average 3 to 6 pounds and has a long staple (the length of the fibres) of to 7 inches. Jacob wool is soft, with a good lustre but there is not much ...
Alan Butler, 2013
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
BT Trails-Massachusetts Jacobs Lateral (Ohio) USE Stillwater River (Ohio) Jacobs Post Office Building (Indianapolis, Ind.) USE Andrew Jacobs, Jr., Post Office Building (Indianapolis, Ind.) Jacob's sheep USE Jacob sheep Jacob's staffs USE ...
Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office, 2009
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The Legends of the Jews: From the Creation to Jacob
Though a three days' journey had been set betwixt Laban's flocks and Jacob's, the angels were wont to bring the sheep belonging to Laban down to Jacob's sheep, and Jacob's droves grew constantly larger and better.*" Laban had given only ...
Louis Ginzberg, 1909
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Counting Sheep: A Celebration of the Pastoral Heritage of ...
Andso, over time, Jacob acquiredall Laban's sheep as theygradually became multicoloured.Then by selecting those sheep with more whiteintheir fleeces, Jacob's sheep gradually became white. Sothat bythe time ofKing David (as told in Psalm ...
Philip Walling, 2014
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King James's Bible: A Selection
... Heb. at myfoot. and the spotted and speckled among the goats: and of. JACOB: JACOB'S SHEEP 85 Jacob's Sheep.
W. H Stevenson, 2013
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Sheep: Their Breeds, Management, and Diseases : to which is ...
From the experiment or policy of Jacob, sheep of a new colour arose : they formed his numerous flock when he quitted the service of Laban ; some of them afterwards mingled with the herds of Esau ; they were probably continued among the ...
William Youatt, 1840
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Sheep: Their Breeds, Management, and Diseases
From lhe experiment or policy of Jacob, sheep of a new colour arose : they formed his numerous flock when he quitted the service of Laban ; some of them afterwards mingled with the herds of Esau ; they were probably continued among the ...
William Youatt, 1869
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How to Raise Sheep: Everything You Need to Know
Jacob sheep have multiple horns with a medium fine fleece. They have no outer coat, which sets them apart from other primitive breeds that are double-coated. They are slender-boned and provide a flavorful, lean carcass with little external fat.
Philip Hasheider, 2014
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The Spanish Arcadia: Sheep Herding, Pastoral Discourse, and ...
Yet, even though Jacob's sheep were “impure” by sixteenth-century standards and therefore the story does not seem adequate to convey the ideology of blood purity, it was continuously appropriated throughout the seventeenth century, ...
Javier Irigoyen-García, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JACOB SHEEP»

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The Quest To Reintroduce Biblical Sheep To Israel
These days, this fairly recently-named Jacob sheep is a very rare breed, with only a few thousand in existence. Gil and Jenna Lewinsky want to ... «Modern Farmer, Jul 15»
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Special Exhibits at Almonte Fair This Year
... a Pot Bellied Pig and a Four Horned Jacob Sheep along with a Clydesdale foal and mare which everyone can meet in the Education barn. «Millstone News, Jul 15»
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North Yorkshire farmer who runs the oldest sheep breed in the world
Emma Chester has Jacob sheep and next Sunday (July 19), she'll be running the sheep classes at Aldborough & Boroughbridge Show while ... «Yorkshire Post, Jul 15»
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The Many Paths to Self-Reliant Living: 2015 Homesteaders of the Year
We raise a flock of about 50 Jacob sheep, and we shear the sheep ourselves and butcher a dozen or so each year. Our Highland cattle herd includes a bull, plus ... «Mother Earth News, Jul 15»
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O'Neill calls in at the Omagh Show
Eleven-year-old Alex Colhoun from Kingarrow Farm shows off his Jacob sheep in the Young Handler category at the Omagh Show. Looking on ... «Farming Life, Jul 15»
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Canadian couple aiming to help biblical Jacob Sheep 'make aliya'
Gil and Jenna Lewinsky are the proprietors of 80 Jacob sheep, a rare breed of small, piebald (colored with white spots) sheep that commonly ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jun 15»
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Name The Great Plains Zoo New Calf
... and now features unique animal experiences, such as riding a Camel, feeding a Goat or getting a kiss from a six-horned Jacob Sheep. «KDLT News, Jun 15»
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WMN Travel: Ilfracombe has charms - old and new
Jacob sheep and Red Devon Cattle graze the estate, there are woodlands to wander through and a man-made lake. The formal Victorian ... «Western Morning News, Jun 15»
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PICTURES: The Royal Highland Show enters second day
Two-year-old Douglas Marwick from Edinburgh with Border Viscount, a one-year-old Jacob sheep from Cumbria. The Royal Highland Show ... «Aberdeen Press and Journal, Jun 15»
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First minister meets cream of the Highlands
Douglas Marwick, two, from Edinburgh, made friends with a jacob sheep from Cumbria. But a Highland cow, left, caused trouble as it entered ... «The Times, Jun 15»

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