noun
or john-a-noakes ˌjänəˈnōks
Usage: usually capitalized J&N
Etymology: alteration of earlier John at Noke, from the name John + at Noke, probably from Middle English atten ok at the oak tree
archaic : a party to legal proceedings whose true name is unknown
as willing to plead for John-a-Nokes as for the first noble of the land — Sir Walter Scott
— compare john-a-stiles