Hoosegow

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  hoosegow \hoosegow\, hoosgow \hoosgow\n. [from Mexican Sp.
     jusgado jail, from Sp. juzgado court of justice.]
     a jail. [U. S. western slang]
     [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  hoosegow
       n : a slang term for a jail [syn: {hoosgow}]