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calaboose

 
Dictionary: cal·a·boose   (kăl'ə-būs') pronunciation
n. Chiefly Southern & Western U.S.
A jail.

[Louisiana French calabouse, from Spanish calabozo, dungeon.]


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    A place for the confinement of persons in lawful detention: brig, house of correction, jail, keep, penitentiary, prison. Informal lockup, pen. Slang big house, can, clink, cooler, coop, hoosegow, joint, jug, pokey, slammer, stir. See free/unfree.

 
 
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