j 8 a 1 k 5 e 1 s 1
5 letters · 16 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate
originFrom Middle English Jake (variant of “Jack”) or Jakke (variant of “Jacques” and “Jack”). Use as a place to urinate and defecate first attested in the form jacques. Compare terms such as US slang Cousin John and Quincy, used as euphemistic personifications the speaker was "visiting".
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0