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jakes-house

jakes-house is the alternative form of jakeshouse.

Meaning of jakeshouse

Noun

jakeshouse (plural jakeshouses)

  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

Forms of jakes-house

pluraljakes-houses

Questions about jakes-house

What is jakes-house the alternative form of?
Jakes-house is the alternative form of jakeshouse.

Words near jakes-house in the dictionary

  1. jakeloo
  2. jakers
  3. jakes
  4. jakes house
  5. jakes houses
  6. jakes-house
  7. jakes-houses
  8. jakeses
  9. jakeshouse
  10. jakeshouses
  11. Jakester

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