单词 | hoosgow |
释义 | hoosgow (once / 2954828 pages) n WORD FAMILY hoosgow USAGE EXAMPLESInstead, they had stuck him here in the hoosgow. Various, Short Stories of the New America—In...(2011) Down to the wagon you go now, and straight to the hoosgow!” McCulley, Johnston, The Black Star—A Detective Story(2011) Those of us that waited for the draft had our choice of going to the hoosgow, as 'conscientious objectors,' if we didn't want to fight. Terhune, Albert Payson, Bruce(2010) n slang for a jail Syn|Hyper hoosegow clink, gaol, jail, jailhouse, pokey, poky, slammer a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) |
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