Calaboose and Hold

Calaboose

Calaboose noun - A place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody.
Usage example: fittingly, the calaboose in that one-horse town consisted of a single cell
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Hold and calaboose are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hold" instead a noun "Calaboose".

Hold

Hold noun - A place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody.
Usage example: upon hearing the guilty verdict, the accused realized that he would lie in that godforsaken hold for the remainder of his life

Calaboose and hold are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Calaboose" instead a noun "Hold".

Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback

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