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JAKES

\d͡ʒˈe͡ɪks], \d‍ʒˈe‍ɪks], \dʒ_ˈeɪ_k_s]\

Definitions of JAKES

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A privy.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

A privy.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

j[=a]ks, n. (Shak.) a privy.--Also Mrs Jones.

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

A house of office, a privy.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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