hoosegow

2 definitions found

hoosegow - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

hoosegow - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  hoosegow
      n 1: slang for a jail [syn: hoosegow, hoosgow]