'Jakes' definitions:

Definition of 'jakes'

(from WordNet)
noun
A small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate [syn: outhouse, privy, earth- closet, jakes]

Definition of 'Jakes'

From: GCIDE
  • Jakes \Jakes\, n. [Prob. fr. F. Jacques, the proper name. See 2d Jack.] A privy. --Shak. [1913 Webster]