Adjective
once they hook up the game system, everything will be jake around here
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Noun
Running a handful of cameras on a property will give you a good idea of how many toms, jakes, and hens are in the area.—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 1 May 2025 Or is there a subdominant tom that comes slinking through only after a gang of jakes passes by?—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 1 May 2025
Adjective
Avoid using tom or jake decoys on public lands and always keep decoys in a bag when walking through the woods.—Adam Moore, Outdoor Life, 10 Mar. 2023 See All Example Sentences for jake
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