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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. slang for a jail;
[syn: hoosegow, hoosgow]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

hoosegow \hoosegow\, hoosgow \hoosgow\n. [from Mexican Sp. jusgado jail, from Sp. juzgado court of justice.] a jail. [U. S. western slang] [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

hoosgow n 1: slang for a jail [syn: hoosegow, hoosgow]