ˈjāks noun plural but usually singular in construction
Etymology: perhaps from the French name Jacques
1. chiefly dialect : privy 2
the fir trees … planted to shelter the garden jakes — Llewelyn Powys
2. dialect Britain : a dirty mess : excrement
ˈjāks noun plural but usually singular in construction
Etymology: perhaps from the French name Jacques
1. chiefly dialect : privy 2
the fir trees … planted to shelter the garden jakes — Llewelyn Powys
2. dialect Britain : a dirty mess : excrement
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012