Calaboose

[kælәbu:s]

Definition

(n.) A prison; a jail.

Typist: Osborn

Definition

n. a prison in New Orleans esp. a common lock-up.

Edited by Janet

Examples

Just let him be sent to the calaboose a few times, and thoroughly dressed down! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Why, send them to the calaboose, or some of the other places to be flogged. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.

Edited by Janet

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