jakes

  • 11jakes —    a lavatory    Just as you visit the John1 in modern    America, so in the past you visited Jake s place.    Dr Johnson s examples from Shakespeare, Swift, and Dryden are all lavatorial, although he defines the word as a house of office , using …

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  • 12jakes — /dʒeɪks/ (say jayks) noun Colloquial a toilet. {? from proper name Jakes, variant of Jacques} …

  • 13Jakes Corner (Arizona) — Jakes Corner Lugar designado por el censo de los Estados Unidos …

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  • 14Jakes Ahamendaburu — Jakes Ahamendaburu, né le 7 septembre 1961 à Saint Michel, est un poète et bertsolari[1] basque français de langue basque. Bibliographie Poésie Isilka misilka, Maiatz, 144 p., 1988 (ISBN 2906241156) Zaurian barna, 1988; Ihe …

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  • 15Jakes Hotel — (Пляж Сокровищ,Ямайка) Категория отеля: Адрес: Calabash Bay Treasure Beach, Пляж Сокровищ, Ямайка …

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  • 16Jakes Mulholland — James Jakes H. Mulholland is a former U.S. soccer defender who earned two cap with the U.S. national team in 1924. Mulholland was a member of the U.S. soccer team at the 1924 Summer Olympics. While he was a member of the U.S. team at the Olympics …

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  • 17jakes — noun plural but singular or plural in construction Etymology: perhaps from French Jacques James Date: 1538 privy 1 …

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  • 18jakes — /jayks/, n. (usually used with a pl. v.) Chiefly Dial. 1. an outdoor privy; outhouse. 2. a toilet or bedpan. [1525 35; < F Jacques, proper name; cf. JOHN] * * * …

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  • 19Jakes — /jayks/, n. John, born 1932, U.S. novelist. * * * …

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  • 20Jakes — This interesting surname is of early medieval English origin, and is a surname formed from either one of two male given names, Jacob or John. Jacob derives from the Hebrew aqob meaning supplanter or, following after . In the Bible, this is the&#8230; …

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