The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Jakes \Jakes\, n. [Prob. fr. F. Jacques, the proper name. See 2d Jack.] A privy. --Shak. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
jakes n 1: a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate [syn: outhouse, privy, earth- closet, jakes]