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Meaning of JAKES

Pronunciation:  jeyks

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate
 
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 Synonyms: earth-closet, outhouse, privy
 
 See Also: outbuilding

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Jakes\, n. [Prob. fr. F. Jacques, the proper name. See 2d
{Jack}.]
A privy. --Shak.
 

 

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