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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. jake leg
  2. jaked
  3. jakeloo
  4. jakers
  5. jakes
  6. jakes house
  7. jakes houses
  8. jakes-house
  9. jakes-houses
  10. jakeses
  11. jakeshouse

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