| Word | jakes |
|---|---|
| Definition | n. A toilet, esp. one that is outdoors. |
| Sentence | ...yet filthier is the deed, When a man drinks the white wine and the red Until he turns his throat into a jakes Through that accursed and damnable excess! |
| Source | The Canterbury Tales, trans. David Wright, The Pardoner's Tale, p. 330 |
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