Calaboose

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Chiefly Southern & Western U.S. A jail.
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  • n. A prison or gaol/jail.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A prison; a jail.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A prison; especially, a common jail or lockup.
    • Word Usage
    "The calaboose is a miserable dark room of two apartments, one with a small loop-hole in the wall, the other a dungeon without light or ventilation."
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    prison    jail   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    exe    furrin    Government House    police station    pailful   
     
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