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Definition of Calaboose
1. n. A prison; a jail.
Definition of Calaboose
1. Noun. (US dialect) A prison or gaol/jail. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Calaboose
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Calaboose
Literary usage of Calaboose
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Life and Adventure in the South Pacific by Jones (1861)
"In the calaboose.—Californians!—Climate and Products of Chili. ... The calaboose,
or jail, is an old stone building in rather a dilapidated condition; ..."
2. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"1840 The pugnacious gentlemen were lodged in the calaboose. ... 1840 He will be
put in the calaboose tonight, and tomorrow sent to jail, or to the hospital. ..."
3. The South-west by Joseph Holt Ingraham (1835)
"... at twilight—calaboose—Guard-house—The vicinage of a theatre—French cafes—Scenes
in the interior of a cafe —Dominos—Tobacco-smokers—New-Orleans society. ..."
4. Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary, Historical and by John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley (1891)
"... stone-jug ; jug ; calaboose ; cooler ; coop ; downs ; clink ; jigger ; Irish
tht-atre ; quod ; shop ; stir ; clinch ; steel ..."
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