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hoosegow

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a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody

The cops threatened to throw her in the hoosegow.

Synonyms of hoosegow

brig, calaboose, cooler, guardroom, jail, jailhouse, jug, lockup, pen, penitentiary, prison, stockade

Words Related to hoosegow

bull pen, cage, cell, hole, tank

guardhouse, hulk(s)

concentration camp, labor camp, prison camp, work camp

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