HOOSEGOW


Meaning of HOOSEGOW in English

/hoohs"gow/ , n. Slang.

a jail.

Also, hoosgow .

[ 1860-65, Amer.; jusgado jail (Sp: court of justice, orig. ptp. of juzgar to judge) judicatum, equiv. to judic- (s. of judex ) JUDGE + -atum -ATE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .