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hoosecow

/ˈhuːskaʊ/

hoosecow 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

Questions about hoosecow

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

Words near hoosecow in the dictionary

  1. hoorooshes
  2. hoos
  3. hooscow
  4. hooscows
  5. hoose
  6. hoosecow
  7. hoosegow
  8. hoosegows
  9. Hooser
  10. Hoosers
  11. hooses

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