jakeshouse

noun

jakeshouse

noun

Etymology From jakes (“outhouse; lavatory”) + house, to clarify the intended sense.

1

Obsolete An outbuilding with a jakes: an outhouse.

  • A dounghill God, […] a God of the jakeshouse.1577, "H.I." translating H. Bullinger as 50 Godlie Sermons, III, v, iii
Synonyms
outhouse
Hypernyms
house

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