hoosegow

English - Turkish

Definition of hoosegow in English Turkish dictionary

hapishane

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English - English

Definition of hoosegow in English English dictionary

A jail

There's parts of Mexico they'd take you straight to the hoosegow for just whistlin that.

a slang term for a jail

{i} jail, prison (Slang)

Related Terms

hoosegows

plural of hoosegow

Hyphenation

hoose·gow

Etymology

[ 'hüs-"gau ] (noun.) 1909. From Latin American Spanish juzgao, variant of standard Spanish juzgado. Alteration of pronunciation and spelling by law of Hobson-Jobson