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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
JAKES, n. [L. jacio, to throw.] A house of office or back-house; a privy.
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)
n
1: a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate [syn: outhouse, privy, earth- closet, jakes]
Merriam Webster's
noun plural but singular or plural in construction Etymology: perhaps from French Jacques James Date: 1538 privy 1
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Jakes Jakes, n. [Prob. fr. F. Jacques, the proper name. See 2d Jack.] A privy. --Shak.
Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms
n. Privy, necessary, latrine, water-closet.
1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
A house of office, a cacatorium.
