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How to pronounce jakes in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms earth-closet, outhouse, privy
Type of outbuilding

Examples of jakes

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Jakes hopes to pour more of that savvy into feature films in the coming years.
From the thenewstribune.com
Heat that almost topped 100 degrees forced 125 jakes to battle the fire in shifts.
From the bostonherald.com
Jakes also offer excellent maintenance guides to download free from their website.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
He said the blaze was centered on the second floor, where jakes found both victims.
From the bostonherald.com
Jakes often don't think when responding to calls and show up loudly gobbling.
From the timesunion.com
Both morning and afternoon, hens and yearling jakes came to calls and decoys.
From the kansas.com
City Council President Michael Ross said his colleagues were not avoiding the jakes.
From the bostonherald.com
Jakes slid into the left corner of the end zone to create Hilltopper heaven.
From the kentucky.com
The real hens and jakes would come in to my setup, but the toms would not.
From the desmoinesregister.com
More examples
  • Outhouse: a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate
  • An outhouse is a type of toilet in a small structure separate from the main building which does not have a flush and is not attached to a sewer.
  • A privy or latrine
  • N.s. [Of uncertain etymology.] A house of office.
  • A privy. See ajax. In Shakespeare's KING LEAR (1605) we find both forms: I will tread this unbolted villain into mortar, and daub the wall of a jakes with him . , . . None of these rogues and cowards but Ajax is their fool. ...
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  • An endearing term for the creators of the board - Jake Nickell and Jacob Dehart.
  • An outdoor toilet; privy.
  • A privy (U.S: bathroom)