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skookum house

skookum house noun: a prison or jail.

Noun

skookum house (plural skookum houses)

  1. (Canada, US, slang) A prison or jail.

Forms of skookum house

pluralskookum houses

Questions about skookum house

What does skookum house mean?
Skookum house means a prison or jail.
What part of speech is skookum house?
Skookum house is a noun.
What is the plural of skookum house?
The plural of skookum house is skookum houses.

Words near skookum house in the dictionary

  1. skooches
  2. skooching
  3. Skoog
  4. Skoogs
  5. skookum
  6. skookum house
  7. skookum houses
  8. skookums
  9. skool
  10. skoolie
  11. skoolies

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