Brig
Brig noun - A place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody.
Usage example: the captain ordered that the prisoner be thrown into the brig immediately
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Hock
Hock noun - A place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody.
Usage example: some lowlife who had been in and out of hock most of his adult life
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Hock and Brig. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/brig/hock
Brig & Hock. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/brig/hock>.
Hock or Brig. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/brig/hock.
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