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JAKES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does jakes mean? 

JAKES (noun)
  The noun JAKES has 1 sense:

1. a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecateplay

  Familiarity information: JAKES used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


JAKES (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

earth-closet; jakes; outhouse; privy

Hypernyms ("jakes" is a kind of...):

outbuilding (a building that is subordinate to and separate from a main building)


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