Can and Hoosegow

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Can noun - A place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody.

Usage example: the protesters were rounded up and thrown in the can

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Hoosegow is a synonym for can in free topic. In some cases you can use "Hoosegow" instead a noun "Can".

Hoosegow noun - A place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody.

Usage example: she ended up in the hoosegow for disorderly conduct

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Can is a synonym for hoosegow in free topic. You can use "Can" instead a noun "Hoosegow".

So, enjoying a ham and hoosegow sandwich, he drags the two others in back, but leaves the door open so Showoff Dan (who Vimes has dubbed "Ferret" for his weaselly demeanour) can hear all the screaming.

Source: Rats in a Box

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