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jakes

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. jakes (noun plural but singular or plural in construction)
  2. jake (noun)
  3. country jake (noun)

jakes

noun pl but singular or pl in constr \ˈjāks\

Definition of JAKES

: privy 1

Origin of JAKES

perhaps from French Jacques James
First Known Use: 1538

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