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Noun hoosgow has 1 sense
  1. hoosegow, hoosgow - a slang term for a jail
    --1 is a kind of jail, jailhouse, gaol, clink, slammer

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Hoosgow

Noun: A slang term used in the Western United States to refer to a jail or prison.

Example sentence: The drunk cowboy ended up spending the night in the hoosgow after causing a disturbance at the saloon.

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