Hoosegow
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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Synonyms for Hoosegow
Stir
Stir noun - A place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody.
Usage example: the mule had just got out of stir and was being followed by the feds, who had their sights set on the kingpin of the operation
Hoosegow and stir are semantically related in free topic. You can use "Hoosegow" instead a noun "Stir".
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Stir and Hoosegow. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hoosegow/stir
Hoosegow & Stir. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hoosegow/stir>.
Stir or Hoosegow. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hoosegow/stir.
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