Hoosegow Definition

ho͝osgou
noun
A jail or guardhouse.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Hoosegow

Noun

Singular:
hoosegow
Plural:
hoosegows

Origin of Hoosegow

  • Spanish juzgado tribunal, courtroom from past participle of juzgar to judge from Latin iūdicāre from iūdex iūdic- judge judge

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin American Spanish juzgao, variant of standard Spanish juzgado. Alteration of pronunciation and spelling by law of Hobson-Jobson

    From Wiktionary

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