quod

quod

noun \ˈkwäd\

Definition of QUOD

slang British

: prison

Examples of QUOD

1. <the robbers who made off with nearly a half million pounds will likely spend a good long time in quod>

Origin of QUOD

origin unknown

First Known Use: circa 1700

Related to QUOD

Synonyms: bastille, big house [slang], bridewell, brig, calaboose, can, clink [slang], cooler, coop, guardroom, hock, hold, hoosegow, jailhouse, joint [slang], jug, lockup, nick [British slang], pen, penitentiary, pokey [slang], prison, jail [British slang], slam, slammer, stir [slang], stockade, tolbooth [Scottish]

Related Words: bull pen, cage, cell, hole, tank; block, ward; glasshouse [British], guardhouse, hulk(s); concentration camp, gulag, labor camp, prison camp, stalag, work camp; dungeon, keep, oubliette; reformatory, reform school, training school

Near Antonyms: outside

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Rhymes with QUOD

bod, clod, fade, Fahd, gaud, god, hod, mod, nod, od, odd, plod, pod, prod, quad, rod, scrod, shod, sod, squad, tod, wad