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calaboose
(kal′ə bo̵̅o̅s′)
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noun
Slang, Dialectal a prison; jail
Origin: Sp calabozo
See calaboose in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Chiefly Southern & Western U.S.
A jail.
Origin:
Origin: Louisiana French calabouse
Origin: , from Spanish calabozo, dungeon
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