booby hatch

Example Sentences

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And how much luggage was she able to bring with her to the booby hatch, as the matron calls it?

From New York Times • Sep. 14, 2014

Because the news that overshadowed Uruguay's win—which advanced La Celeste at the expense of Gli Azzurri—is that Suárez got loose from the booby hatch again.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2014

Back in the days of the horse & buggy, a man who waved his arms while negotiating turns in the State of Maine wouldn't necessarily have been yanked off to the booby hatch.

From Time Magazine Archive

"You," she concludes, "are a booby, and I am going to have you put in the booby hatch."

From Time Magazine Archive

I'll tell you this, too—I'd hate to ship afore the mast under you for all you'd have the ensign on the booby hatch with prayers read Sunday morning.

From Java Head by Hergesheimer, Joseph