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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 defecate
Familiarity information: JAKES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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