JAKES

outhouse, privy, earth-closet, jakes

(noun) a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

jakes (usually uncountable, plural jakeses)

plural of jake in its various senses.

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Synonyms

• (place to urinate and defecate): outhouse

See bathroom

Verb

jakes

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jake: to play a form of prank

Etymology

Proper noun

Jakes

A surname.

Source: Wiktionary


Jakes, n. Etym: [Prob. fr. F. Jacques, the proper name. See 2d Jack.]

Definition: A privy. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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