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Jacobs

[ jey-kuhbz ]

noun

  1. A·let·ta [uh, -, let, -, uh, ah-, let, -ah], 1854–1929, Dutch physician and pioneer of the birth control movement.
  2. Helen Hull, 1908–97, U.S. tennis player.
  3. Hir·sch(el) [hur, -sh, uh, l], 1904–70, U.S. thoroughbred horse trainer.
  4. Jane, 1916–2006, U.S. author and urbanologist.


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