Definitions

calaboose

[kal-uh-boos, kal-uh-boos] / ˈkæl əˌbus, ˌkæl əˈbus /

NOUN

big house

Synonyms

WEAK

big cage big school brig can city hotel cooler coop correctional institution detention facility house of correction house of detention icebox jail joint penitentiary prison slammer tank up the river

NOUN

lockup

Synonyms

STRONGEST

penitentiary

STRONG

clink cooler hoosegow pokey prison slammer

NOUN

police station

Synonyms

STRONGEST

police headquarters station house

WEAK

lockup

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Calaboose, kal′a-bōōs, n. a prison in New Orleans, esp. a common lock-up.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

The Residency stands by itself, Calaboose Hill screening it from the fringe of town along the further bay.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

"Señor Austin is in the Calaboose," he said, after a pause.

From Inez A Tale of the Alamo by Evans, Augusta J. (Augusta Jane)

calaboose

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