jakes
NounUS[jeyks]/dʒeɪks/1 syllable
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecateSynonyms: outhouseprivyearth-closetType of outbuilding
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Jakes noun
Origin: Prob. fr. F. Jacques, the proper name. See 2d Jack.
A privy. William Shakespeare
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54