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Synonyms of calaboose

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Another word for calaboose is big house. Other synonyms of calaboose are borstal, bridewell, brig, can and chokey.

Synonyms and similar words for calaboose

nounA prison or jail/gaol.

Meaning of calaboose

  1. noun A prison or jail/gaol.

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Questions about synonyms of calaboose

What is another word for calaboose?
Calaboose has 68 synonyms on Word.ws, such as big house, borstal, bridewell, brig, can, chokey, choky and clink.
What does calaboose mean?
Calaboose means a prison or jail/gaol.

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