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Noun: hoosegow  'hoos,gaw
Usage: N. Amer, informal
  1. Slang for a jail
    "The criminal ended up in the hoosegow after his failed heist";
    - hoosgow

Derived forms: hoosegows

Type of: calaboose [US, Austral, informal], clink [informal], gaol [Brit], jail, jailhouse, pokey [informal], poky [informal], prison, slammer [informal]

Encyclopedia: Hoosegow