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Definition: CALABOOSE

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A prison; a jail.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Calaboose" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1792. (references)

Etymology:Calaboose \Cal`a*boose"\, noun. [A corruption of Spanish calabozo dungeon.]. (references)

Definition: CALABOOSE

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. A prison; a jail.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "CALABOOSE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1792. (references)

Etymology:Calaboose \Cal`a*boose"\, noun. [A corruption of Spanish calabozo dungeon.]. (references)