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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Ward and Calaboose. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/calaboose/ward
Calaboose & Ward. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/calaboose/ward>.
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