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calaboose

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9 lettersPronunciation /ˌkæləˈbuːs/Sorted aabceloosStarts with CEnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

  1. A prison or jail/gaol.

Word origin

From Cajun French calabousse, from Spanish calabozo. Doublet of calabozo.

Used in a sentence

  • Bogator: (Still unbelieving) And you turned the calaboose over?
  • […] he had but recently come out of Calaboose, where he had been serving a term for debt […]
  • The first calaboose or city jail used by the officers of the law was located on Cumberland Street, just below the vacant lot adjacent to the Star Steam Laundry.

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