Definitions for jakesdʒeɪks
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
jakes*dʒeɪks(n.)
a privy; outhouse.
Category: Status (usage)
a toilet.
Category: Status (usage)
* (usu. with a sing. v.) Chiefly Dial..
Origin of jakes:
1525–35; < F Jacques, proper name; cf. john
Princeton's WordNet
outhouse, privy, earth-closet, jakes(noun)
a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate
Wiktionary
jakes(Noun)
A privy or latrine.
Webster Dictionary
Jakes(noun)
a privy
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