jakes
A place to urinate and defecate: an outhouse or lavatoryA place to urinate and defecate: an outhouse or lavatory.
/d͡ʒeɪks/
Meaning
1 senses(Ireland, uncountable, usually)A place to urinate and defecate: an outhouse or lavatory.
More definitions
- a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate
Origin
From Middle English Jake (variant of “Jack”) or Jakke (variant of “Jacques” and “Jack”). UFrom Middle English Jake (variant of “Jack”) or Jakke (variant of “Jacques” and “Jack”). Use as a place to urinate and defecate first attested in the form jacques. Compare terms such as US slang Cousin John and Quincy, used as euphemistic personifications the speaker was "visiting".
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Forms
plural: jakesesSynonyms
74 synonymsbathroomA1toiletA1shieldB2sixA1facilitiesB2lavatoryC1necessaryA2officeA1placeA1cottageB2geographyB1wardrobeB1canA2outhouse
Close in meaning
- a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate:outhouseprivyearth-closet
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedjakeshouse
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable