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Calaboose

Pronunciation of Calaboose
/kˈalɐbˌuːs/, /kˈalɐbˌuːs/, /k_ˈa_l_ɐ_b_ˌuː_s/

Synonyms for Calaboose:

Sense 1

coop, big house, hoosegow, brig, slammer, house of correction, pokey, cooler.

Sense 2

jug, penitentiary, prison, clink, lockup.

Sense 4

can, pen.

Other synonyms and related words:

clink, house of correction, pen, brig, stockade, guardroom, jailhouse, jug, prison, nick, jail, can, slam, bastille, big house, cooler, coop, penitentiary, pokey, Bridewell, lockup, slammer, Quod, hoosegow, tolbooth.

big house (noun)

coop, cooler, big house, house of correction, brig, jail, prison, slammer, penitentiary, can.

lockup (noun)

hoosegow, pokey, clink.

penal institution (noun)

police station (noun)

prison (noun)

Usage examples for Calaboose:

It gave way now long enough to let the oaken doors of the calaboose close behind tough, farm- hand, and the farmer's wild son. - "Christmas Eve on Lonesome and Other Stories", John Fox, Jr..

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