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hooscow

/ˈhuːskaʊ/

hooscow is the alternative form of hoosegow.

Meaning of hoosegow

Noun

hoosegow (plural hoosegows)

  1. (US, slang) A jail.
    • There's parts of Mexico they'd take you straight to the hoosegow for just whistlin that.2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 424

Forms of hooscow

pluralhooscows

Questions about hooscow

What is hooscow the alternative form of?
Hooscow is the alternative form of hoosegow.
How do you pronounce hooscow?
Hooscow is pronounced /ˈhuːskaʊ/.

Words near hooscow in the dictionary

  1. hoorooing
  2. hooroos
  3. hooroosh
  4. hoorooshes
  5. hoos
  6. hooscow
  7. hooscows
  8. hoose
  9. hoosecow
  10. hoosegow
  11. hoosegows

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