jakes

[ jeyks ]
/ dʒeɪks /

noun (usually used with a plural verb)Chiefly Dialect.

an outdoor privy; outhouse.
a toilet or bedpan.

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Origin of jakes

1525–35; <French Jacques, proper name; cf. john

Definition for jakes (2 of 2)

Jakes
[ jeyks ]
/ dʒeɪks /

noun

John, born 1932, U.S. novelist.
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Words related to jakes

bumpkin, lout, buffoon, clodhopper, boor, hillbilly, hayseed, yokel, hick, dolt, rube, oaf, bucolic, hind, blockhead, yahoo, gawk, chuff, rustic, peasant

British Dictionary definitions for jakes

jakes
/ (dʒeɪks) /

noun

an archaic slang word for lavatory
Southwest English dialect human excrement

Word Origin for jakes

C16: probably from French Jacques James
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