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jakes
[ jeyks ]
/ dʒeɪks /
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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
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Jakes
[ jeyks ]
/ dʒeɪks /
noun
John, born 1932, U.S. novelist.
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Word Origin for jakes
C16: probably from French Jacques James
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